Community Advice

When living in the private sector, it is unlikely that you will live in a community of students only. There will also be home owners or private renters as well as students, and you will need to show your neighbours some respect with regards to noise and nuisance behaviour. You might even want to join in the local community

Noise
Your neighbours, if they aren’t students, are likely to have a completely different routine to you. They might be working, or have children who go to bed early, so please try and avoid loud noises at night (particularly during the week) such as music, shouting in the street and slamming doors.

House Parties
Thinking of having a house party? You might want to let your neighbours know about it in advance, they will appreciate it and might be more understanding about the noise. Try to keep windows and doors closed so that less sound gets out of the house and avoid spilling into the garden or street.

After around 11pm you should look to make the party quieter, maybe by moving into town to continue partying. It’s not always easy to do, and if you think you will struggle why not have a look at some cheap venue hire have instead?

Rubbish
Not only is leaving piles of rubbish outside your house or in your windows (yes those beer bottles you’re proudly displaying) not a good look, it also screams student house which could make you a target for burglary. More importantly, it’s an eyesore that your neighbours won’t necessarily take too well to.

Try to recycle as much as possible to reduce the amount of waste in your black bin, the council won’t take your bin if it doesn’t close! (They won’t take bin bags left at the side of it either).

You can find out your bin collection day here.