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  • My boyfriend and I are setting up share accommodation and I was interested in: What people expect when moving into share accommodation? What bad experiences people have had with share accommodation, so that we can avoid them? And what is ideal share accommodation? Thank you, hope people can help me!!

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    I expect privacy in personal areas, tidy common areas (with some sort of organization to keep them that way) and an agreement of terms for guests, noise, use of common areas, etc. Between my own experiences and those of friends, I know of more negative experiences than positive ones. My first flat in the city I live in was a collective shared with a heroin junkie (and others), whom we weren't informed of by the landlord. He stole electronics and furniture from the house, used all my toiletries including my razor, kept methodone/speed/who knows what in the fridge, harassed me, etc. Since he was supposedly in rehab (he was shooting up in the house, too) and under social care, we were unable to get him removed (or arrested) until the lease ended. The guy downstairs was an alcoholic, and the shouting matches between alcoholic and junkie were very irritating. Luckily, my boyfriend and I only lived there a few months. Rule 1, make sure you fully question the habits of your future housemates. Other issues: -late rent/bills by housemates -moving in partners/best friends/family members without notice (and sometimes without their share of the rent) -messiness in common areas (a little clutter doesn't bother me, but mold does) -noise, especially if housemates keep different hours -personality clashes -no hot water -not reporting things that need repaired

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- roommates make messes and do not clean up - roommates are not responsible with money, or do not pay for things that they use (such as telephone) - roommates stealing food

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think through very carefully exactly what you're offering, and be specific ... for instance if you want to have friends round for dinner without the sharing person deciding to cook dinner the same time as you, then set up a kitchen diary so that people can write that down and the others will respect it ... decide which cupboards in the kitchen are communal and which are for your own private things (make sure your sharer has a cupboard!) and label them ... you can also make one shelf in the fridge/freezer for your sharer and specify that people don't help themselves to your stuff ... make sure you take up references and specify exactly what date you want the rent on ... check that it comes in on time and if it doesn't take the matter up with them immediately and don't be too easy-going ... make it very clear which parts of the house are communal and set up a cleaning rota ... the rules must be fair but firm at the beginning stick very closely to the rules ... if you find your sharer to be a generally responsible person you can relax them later on, but best to start off on the right foot PS: put locks on bedroom doors so that people can have some sort of security for their personal items

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Expect people to be noisy when you want to go to sleep. Expect people wanting you to be quiet when you want to have fun. Make sure there are set rules,eg,do your own washing up,tidy up communal areas every day/week, or the place will start to stink. If there is a 'house landline', make sure people write down what phone calls they make-makes sharing the bill easier. Try and fill the house with people the same age and with the same interests Ideal accommodation would be a 4/5/6 bed house/flat with large sitting room and large kitchen.

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