[Jacqued]

Unfortunately you have to find a landlord that lets you rent a 3-bedroom AND sublet parts of it, which where I live is completely unheard of (unless you're high net worth and pay premium rent, but then why have flatmates ?). Plus, you'd pay income taxes on the subletting rents and that builds up really quickly.

[meric]

Yes, I used some salesmanship I gleaned from working in a startup and paid 5% premium rent. The landlord isn't worried about subletting. They want the place taken care of and to be assured you can make rent payments regularly and on time and don't trouble them too much. Convince them you're a better option than a family of 5 who also applied for the property and you too can sublet the place. The rent I pay is tax deductible from rent I receive. I chose to have flatmates and pay premium rent (paid for by flatmates) to live free in a renovated apartment close to the city. My office doesn't come with a space I can park a camper van.