{"id":858,"date":"2015-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/students-complain-about-sexy-neighbours\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T02:37:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T02:37:09","slug":"students-complain-about-sexy-neighbours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/students-complain-about-sexy-neighbours\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Complain About Sexy Neighbours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">A surprising result from a survey reveals that students do not appreciate noisy neighbours especially when the disturbance comes from other student\u00a0sexual activities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">With the new <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Contractual term\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/contractual-term\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/contractual_term;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/Contractual_term;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.02rfhkx;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Contractual_term\" >term<\/a> well under way it&#8217;s not just coursework that&#8217;s keeping students up all night, with 1 in 10 students disturbing their housemates&#8217;s sleep with their bed bouncing antics. Bringing one-night-stands back to student digs and being vocal in the heat of the moment was declared the third most annoying habit by disgruntled flat mates, a survey has revealed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">Predictably, old habits die hard with untidiness topping the table of most infuriating habits (77%), whilst taking food without asking came in second with a third of students at breaking point with greedy roomies.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">The study, by top student <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Lodging\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/lodging\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/lodging;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01hjj_;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Lodging\" >accommodation<\/a> finding service, www.accommodationforstudents.com, <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Surveying\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/surveying\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/surveying;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0gjm7;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Surveying\" >surveyed<\/a> over 1,100 UK University students ahead of the &#8216;official&#8217; 22nd January start date of the student house-hunting season 2011 . As the grapple to secure the perfect accommodation begins unsuspecting undergraduates would be wise to consider that 54% of students confess their current flat mates drive them mad.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_9905\" style=\"width: 664px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9905\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-9905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2.jpg\" alt=\"Image source\" width=\"654\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Noisy-Neighbours-2-900x506.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.rent.com\/noisy-neighbors-tips-for-keeping-the-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">And talk about two-faced &#8211; although over half of those surveyed (53%) said their favourite thing about shared accommodation was living with friends, 11% confessed if they could change anything about their digs it would be their flat mates!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">Along with noisy nocturnal activity, students also have 21st century annoyances to cope with, accounting for 15% of arguments. Computer-crazy students hack in to each other&#8217;s Facebook accounts and leave incriminating posts, whilst others continue a flirty trend by using their flat mate&#8217;s e-mail to message people they know they fancy. Some spiteful students even admitted taunting other undergraduates over deadlines by deleting work they&#8217;ve saved on their laptops.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">38% of students declared their first year had been their favourite at University, as they had met new people and enjoyed big house shares. The figures understandably dwindled into the second (27%) and third (15%) years as scorned students left their na\u00efve fresher-selves behind and experienced increasingly annoying co-habitants.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">Simon Thompson, Managing Director of Accommodationforstudents.com who commissioned the survey, commented: &#8220;The hunt for the perfect flat mate never runs smooth, personalities will always clash. Although the 22nd January has been declared the official start of house-hunting season, savvy students actually began their search in November. We had over 300,000 students looking to ditch their current house mates during November! <\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">&#8220;To avoid being kept awake at night or tearing your hair out over lazy friends it&#8217;s worth making a list of your priorities in a flat mate and also considering your own habits. Are you an early bird or a party animal? Does the <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"houses\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >house<\/a> have to be spotless 24\/7 or is your privacy of real <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Value (economics)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/value-economics\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/value_economics;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.0bhr4z;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Value_(economics)\" >value<\/a> to you? Whatever the answers make sure your chosen flat mates mirror your values.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;\">Looking for somewhere to <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"Renting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/renting\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/renting;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01y857;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Renting\" >rent<\/a>? Check out our dedicated page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-to-rent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surprising result from a survey reveals that students do not appreciate noisy neighbours especially when the disturbance comes from other student\u00a0sexual activities. 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