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Extremely loud flatmates

I've been living in student halls for 6 months and I live with 9 people. Since Semester 2 started in February, two of our flatmates in particular have been making an insane amount of noise almost every night, and it is now mid March. They will stomp through the corridor, slam the kitchen door so hard and shout in the corridor between 11pm-7am almost every day of the week. They also bring people from other flats every night who make a lot of noise too.

I seem to have it the worst since my room is next to the kitchen but my friends down at the end of the corridor can also hear it just as badly. I have told them to stop making so much noise multiple times and they apologise yet they still carry on and won't stop. I have bought earplugs from Boots however I can STILL hear them so clearly even whilst wearing them. I have even tried to use my noise cancelling headphones, still doesn't help. I have reported it to security and they just do nothing. It is so disrespectful not only to me but to the rest of my flatmates too, as it happens not only on the weekend but mostly during the week when most of us have to get up early for uni.

I know that I have the option to move flat, but all the remaining rooms are far too expensive and the contract ends in June anyway. It's just really started to take a toll on my mental health as I am literally being so sleep deprived and it is affecting me badly. Which is why I wanted to see if anyone else knows any other way I can report this? Like if I report it to the actual university would they take it further? (Since security are useless).

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Erm, call security from 23:30 and they will stop it. You can even get the accommodation team involved. And yes, they do get involved. Get yourself and your fellow flatmates to team up and all complain collectively.
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Original post by caprisun2323
I've been living in student halls for 6 months and I live with 9 people. Since Semester 2 started in February, two of our flatmates in particular have been making an insane amount of noise almost every night, and it is now mid March. They will stomp through the corridor, slam the kitchen door so hard and shout in the corridor between 11pm-7am almost every day of the week. They also bring people from other flats every night who make a lot of noise too.
I seem to have it the worst since my room is next to the kitchen but my friends down at the end of the corridor can also hear it just as badly. I have told them to stop making so much noise multiple times and they apologise yet they still carry on and won't stop. I have bought earplugs from Boots however I can STILL hear them so clearly even whilst wearing them. I have even tried to use my noise cancelling headphones, still doesn't help. I have reported it to security and they just do nothing. It is so disrespectful not only to me but to the rest of my flatmates too, as it happens not only on the weekend but mostly during the week when most of us have to get up early for uni.
I know that I have the option to move flat, but all the remaining rooms are far too expensive and the contract ends in June anyway. It's just really started to take a toll on my mental health as I am literally being so sleep deprived and it is affecting me badly. Which is why I wanted to see if anyone else knows any other way I can report this? Like if I report it to the actual university would they take it further? (Since security are useless).

Hello caprisun2323,

I sorry that you’re having to deal with this.

As Matt says, I would keep nagging security and get in touch with the accommodation team or reception at your accommodation (this should exist for your accommodation assuming that you live in student or co-living accommodation).

Were you also given a handbook or is there information online of some sort detailing the rules and code of conduct in accommodation? In every accommodation that I’ve been in, there’s usually quiet hours and these hours must be respected. The accommodation rules are there for a reason, if people can’t follow them, then that simply often ruins things for everyone else.

Another option (especially if you’re sensitive to noise because of a disability for example), could be to ask to be moved to a quiet flat, that way flatmates might be less likely to make noise, but that would likely mean moving away from your friends.

Best wishes,
Imane
Placement-Year Languages student

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