This type of property also known as a bed-sitting room and is commonly a type of rented accommodation. Bedsits are usually a single room with a shared bathroom facility, so pick you cohabiters carefully. Back in the day when cheap housing was scarce, bedsits were created out of the subdivision of larger houses at a low conversion cost. Typically young people, students and travelers occupy bedsits as it is significantly cheaper than other property and some are drawn to it's transitory nature.