The following tips are a few simple ways in which you can show respect to other residents:

- Don’t play loud music late at night

- Take care not to cause unnecessary noise or disturbance when leaving your room or property late at night – others may be asleep

- Clear up when you have finished cooking and eating

- Check with housemates before inviting friends around for dinner.

Students are also more likely to enjoy communal living if household duties and responsibilities are taken seriously by all housemates and not left to a few individuals. The payment of bills and cleaning of communal areas frequently lead to fall outs between tenants. In order to prevent any problems with bills it’s advisable that all housemates’ details are given to utility companies, instead of just one person’s. This ensures that everybody is responsible for the payment of the bill and if there’s a problem with a late payment everyone will be held accountable.