The institutionalization of shared rental housing and commercial co-living

Figures & data

Table 1. Overview of respondents interviewed and their affiliation.

Organisation	Position
Municipality (housing)	Policy advisor
Municipality (planning)	Policy advisor
Municipality (land/development)	Program manager youth & student housing
Hotel Jansen	Owner
Zoku	Director of co-living
North Orleans	CEO
Student Hotel	Head of co-working
Socius / Starblok Riekerhaven	Commercial director
MVGM Management / B’Mine	National rent manager
Hotel Casa	Human resources manager
Je M’appelle Company	Founder

Table 2. Typology of shared and co-living in Amsterdam.

	Type of provider	Type of contract	Type of resident	Average monthly rent (including service fees)
1. Shared Housing: ‘Living group’	Private landlords (typically small scale)	Registered to individual who often sub-lets to other tenants	Mixed by age, low to middle income	€300–€600
2. Shared Housing: ‘Room-based rental’	Private landlords	Individual contracts with residence registered with municipality as shared unit	Low to middle income, largely singles aged 18-30 in bigger groups	€500–€800
3. Informal & semi/ formal shared accommodation (e.g. anti-squatting)	Various	Unregistered (quasi employment contract in the case of anti-squatting)	Low income young people, local students	€200–€450
4. Student accommodation	Social housing companies	Campus contracts (usually 5 years)	Students	€400–€700
5. High-end co-living	Large private investors	Temporary contracts in rent-liberalized segment	International young professionals	€1000–€1800
6. Flexible co-living	Large private investors	Short-stay	International temporary students and young professionals	€650–€900
7. Aspirational co-living	Small private investors and housing associations	Indefinite contracts either in rent-regulated segment or rent-liberalized segment	Local students and other young adults, sometimes mixed with vulnerable groups (e.g. refugees)	€400–€700
8. Institutionalized co-living	Large private investors and housing associations	Friends contracts	Local students, young adults, and young professionals	Varies between private and social providers