London does not make affordable easy. Between rent, five separate bills, a deposit you may wait months to see again, and the quiet cost of furnishing a flat from scratch, "cheap" usually means small, far out, or lonely. Co-living rewrites that maths. At &Soul, an all-inclusive home in London starts from £1,050 a month, with everything folded into one payment. Here is what "affordable" really means in 2026, and what your money actually buys.
Co-living is a way of renting where you have a private, furnished ensuite room or studio plus access to shared spaces, with rent, bills and often extras like breakfast and wellness classes bundled into one monthly membership.
