Posting a flatshare apartment request flips the search on its head: instead of chasing listings, the group — three friends, a pair of couples, siblings — describes the entire home it wants, states its combined budget and move-in date, then lets owners make the first move. Weeks of criss-crossing viewings disappear, and the landlord gains a single, organised counterpart that already agrees on the essentials. Anyone after one spot inside an existing household should head for the bed space listings instead; to set a realistic envelope, the guide’s rent benchmarks for each district are the natural starting point. Every request spells out the size wanted, the districts accepted and the group’s monthly budget.