TOP TIPS FOR HAPPY NEIGHBOURS…
Why not introduce yourself to your neighbours? This will help build a positive relationship.
Whoever your neighbours are, respect them and their living patterns. Remember to be particularly sensitive if you live alongside young children.
A lot of housing in the area is terraced with adjoining walls, so noise travels.Try to remember this when you are at home! Avoid testing the volume of your stereo and place TVs, radios and PCs away from adjacent walls. Keep them off the ground so the base doesn’t reverberate around the house.
When you come home at night, try to do so quietly and keep your voices down. Just because you are awake, doesn’t mean your neighbours are… or want to be. Remember SSHH - Silent Students Happy Homes.
If you have excess rubbish, don’t just leave it in the garden or outside your property. Ring the council, who will come and remove it.
Respect others’ property - fences, walls, street furniture and parked cars in particular.
Always have consideration when parking, don’t block roads, driveways or garages! That’s just silly!
If you are having a party, let your neighbours know in advance. Stick to a finishing time and ask guests to leave quietly. Avoid having house parties in the week, most people have work or lectures!
If a neighbour does complain in any way, respect their opinion, take responsibility of your actions and respond appropriately.
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