Single room available at Bug Housing Co-operative

We are looking for a new member to join us in our lovely home in Higher Bevendean, Brighton.

The house is up a hill, with a slope and steps leading to the front door, and more steps leading into the back garden. The single bedroom available is on the first floor. We have one bathroom and a separate toilet, both of which are also on the first floor.

We share a fair sized kitchen area and a lovely large, light and airy lounge room. Our 100 foot garden has a little pond, a lawn and a nice seated area & vegetable beds. We also have a fire pit and love to have a social gathering or two. We like to think we're pretty eco- minded and use a 100% renewables electricity supplier, compost and recycle.

Due to the nature of living within a co-op we are looking for a proactive person who works well as part of a team, is friendly, sociable, flexible and generous. We are responsible for both the maintenance and the finances of the co-op, and hence you are required to engage more than in the average shared house. Each member oversees a co-op role; treasurer, secretary, allocations, maintenance, garden, household or development. We also have a cleaning rota, and on occasion we’ll organise a cleaning, gardening or decorating day.

In return for your input you get to live in a beautiful home with reasonable rent costs and secure tenancy.

Current vacancy details
• The room available is a single situated on the first floor, it has a built-in double bed with space for storage underneath, a small fold out desk and some shelves. The room has one window, with super views over Hollingbury hill.
• The room is available from around 3rd October 2026
• Single occupancy only.
• The rent is £422 pcm.
• The deposit for the room is £400.
• We also pay collectively to a monthly kitty for household items (loo paper, cleaning supplies, etc), this currently sits at around £10 per month.

Council tax Band C.

Existing members
• Two male, two female, one non-binary
• Between the ages of 27 and 50
• Three members are English, one is from Northern Ireland and one member is Italian
• We offer inclusivity and welcome applications from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and experiences

The ideal skills we look for in our new members include the following (so please do mention/elaborate when filling out our application form) -
• Happy to live and work as part of a team.
• Preference to live within a community/chosen family.
• Able to communicate openly, honestly and with kindness.
• Happy to offer your time and abilities to your coop role, as well as practical and
social activities.
• Basic office skills; IT, filing, etc.
• Basic finance skills.
• Basic maintenance skills.
• Basic grasp of maths and english.
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to respond to emails quickly.
• Commitment to the cooperative and ethical housing movement.
• Awareness and engagement in environmental/social issues.
• Ability to work on your own initiative.
• Happy to clean and tidy around the home and garden.
• Can do and muck in attitude.

If any of the above appeals please send me a message and I will reply with our application form.

For those of you that are less comfortable with writing your application, we are also happy to accept voice or video recordings as well.

We will be reviewing these and holding interviews throughout September and we would recommend returning your application sooner rather than later.

Due to a high number of responses not all applicants will be interviewed, so do make your questionnaire a good one!

Thanks so much from all of us at Bug <3