City centre living can be costly and sharing enables you to rent a great apartment at significantly less than a modest one bed or studio flat. You also save on bills and have a new friend who can help make the process of relocating to a new city or home more fun. Yourshack operates on a joint tenancy basis on all flatshares, the team will be happy to outline the implications of this to you. Follow our easy step by step guide to find the right flat and flatmate for you.

Register and build your personal profile in the Yourshack website so you can have full access to our flatmate matching system. It is quick easy and FREE.

Search for the flat that’s right for you. All the apartments that are suitable for sharing are tagged up with our ‘available to share’ logo. Wherever you see this sign, you will know the flat will be fully furnished, with a minimum of two good sized bedrooms

Attach your profile to properties you like and view profiles of the people interested in the same properties as you. Once you have found potential flatmates you can message them through your account area.

Once you've found someone potentially suitable online and built up a rapport arrange to meet them if you are interested in taking it further. We have produced some simple 'Safety Tips' which are to the right of this page

Once you have found your perfect flatmate, it's time to view suitable properties. You can request a viewing online or over the phone and you will be accompanied with one of our friendly team who have extensive knowledge of the city centre.

You will be asked to attend a handover meeting in our office on Piccadilly Gardens, it takes about 20 minutes and we give you a fixed time appointment so no waiting around. As well as dealing with the tenancy documents and the money stuff (you can pay by card) you will get lots of practical information such as how to get the hot water on and a contact list if you have any problems.

We know hundreds of people who are moving to the area or just looking to meet new people and enhance their life in Manchester. Our free social membership offers you lots of opportunities to meet people and make more out of Manchester see our Socialise page for full details.