If you’re living in an apartment with your family or are about to, you’re certainly not alone. As of the latest census, families make up around 48% of all apartment dwellers in Australia. So how do you make apartment living work with a busy family and growing kids? Focus on these aspects and you’ll be sure to love the apartment life with your tribe.  

Build your sense of community

Community is one of the best things about family living in an apartment, rather than a house in the ‘burbs. Strong social connections can boost your happiness, improve your immune system and mental wellbeing, and even lengthen your life. So encourage your little ones to interact with the neighbours, play with others in the garden and set up playdates in your building. You might join regular barbecues, dinners or movie nights with your neighbours too.

Save up to buy a property

You have the security of not having to move, but might have to compromise on your ideal property’s location or condition if you don’t want to exclusively eat two-minute noodles for the next 30 years.

But listen up – there’s now a third option in town. LIV combines the best of both worlds to offer the flexibility, centrality and amenities of renting with the stability of tenure offered with buying property.  

Ok, so what exactly is LIV?

LIV is designed and built entirely for renters.  Everyone who lives at LIV is a renter.  With modern apartments, amenities and lifestyle features all centred around helping renters find a place to call home. We build brand new apartments in great locations which we only lease, we do not sell them. That means you don’t need to worry about your rental being sold out from underneath you. At the end of your 12-month lease you can choose to renew and if you’re looking to upsize or downsize we can even help you explore other available apartments at LIV, although we don't restrict these movements if your lease is still current, you can upsize/downsize as and when you need (provided we have available apartments).

What we want to offer is a home that renters stay for years to come with no moving stress but also provides time for you to settle in, make it your home and become part of the community, often not afforded to renters with the constant moving in and out of rental properties. We can hear your sighs of relief at this point!