Stomping, slammed doors, loud music and televisions are top of the complaints when it comes to noisy housemates in your shared accomodation.

Excessive noise can be a real problem, causing lack of concentration, sleep and quality of life. A recent survey suggests that 1 in 3 of us have had to complain about a noisy neighbour or flatmate. So whether it’s loud DIY noise, thumping music or raging parties here are 5 tips to help you deal with noise pollution in your house share…

Talk face to face with your flatmate

Communication in a house share or flatshare is key. If someone has habits that are effecting or annoying you, you need to be able to voice them directly. Try to stay calm and not let emotion take over the conversation, just talk reasonably and state the facts.

Keep a record of noise

If the noise persists, start to keep a record of times and noise levels, it can be used to back up your claims if you need to talk to your housemate again or as a record if you need to speak to your Landlord/lady.

Write a note to your flatmate

If verbal communication hasn’t had the desired effect, try writing a note or letter. Again, keep it nice and avoid letting your emotions into it too much - state the facts!

Get another housemate to mediate

Having another person to bring in and talk through the problems can really help, not only will they listen to both sides, but if it’s another housemate, you may find you have someone to back up your claims!

Speak to the Landlord

If the problems persist and you have exhausted all other avenues, it’s time to talk directly to your Landlord or Landlady. It’s worth also checking your tenancy agreement and going through it with the Landlord to see if your house share has any clauses in it that prohibit loud noise after a certain time.

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At any one time, there are hundreds of flats, houses and offices that remain empty in the UK. There could be any number of reasons for this: planning applications, redevelopment projects, lengthy sales, some could be awaiting new owners, some may be vacant before new tenants move in or the property could simply be coming up for auction.

The owners of vacant buildings are often faced with a dilema, do they hire a security service to protect the building or allow it to remain empty?  A security service can prove costly and yet an empty building can attract it’s own problems: Vandalism, fly-tipping, squatting and theft of contents and fittings.

This is where Property Guardians come in.  A Property Guardian is essentially a tenant that occupies the vacant premises and helps to look after it. These people are normally young professionals who are flexible and responsible.

There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of buildings that are vacant ranging from houses, churches, pubs, hospitals, schools and warehouses.

There a numerous benefits to being a Property Guardian:

• Reduced, affordable rent in larger cities
• Getting an interesting place to live
• Contributing positively to our community by looking after a vacant building

There are drawbacks of course, the main one being that the building will always be a temporary home for a Guardian, and they could be moved on at any time.

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Living in a house share or flat share has many advantages, not least because the new people you meet and start living with can turn into life long friends. There are thousands of rooms to rent out there in the UK, but what guidelines can you follow to find the best house share for you?

House share central www.housesharecentral.co.uk would like to bring you 5 tips for picking a great flat share or house share:

Research the area
If you are new to an area look in to all the things that will be of importance to you: public transport, social clubs, pubs, parking, distance from work etc. Obviously if you know the area, start to get a feel if the house share you are after is a good offering compared to what else is local.

Get a good feel for the house and the room
It’s ok to be picky about the room you will be renting, after all this will be your one private domain. Make sure you take into account the considerations of where the room is situated. Is it overlooking a busy street or next to a washroom with a noisy washing machine? Also get a gauge for the room size, will it fit all your possessions?

Also take into account the feel, size and layout of the house, does it meet your requirements?

Meet everyone
Make sure you meet all of the people you will be living with. You may well meet and get on like a house on fire (no pun intended) with two of the house mates, move in and then discover you cannot stand the third.

If possible it’s also worth meeting the landlord/lady or agent if you haven’t done so already. You are likely to have little contact with these people whilst living in the house, but if you ever do need to be in touch with them, you need to be confident that they are people you can trust and communicate with effectively.

Compatible lifestyles?
Following on closely from the last two points, how compatible do you think you are going to be with the house share you are interested in? Was the kitchen a complete mess and does that actually bother you? On the other hand, was the house immaculate and are you able to keep it that way?

Did one of the housemates smoke in the communal areas? Did one of them work night shifts, meaning you would have to be quiet as a mouse in the day whilst they are asleep?

The aesthetics of the house share might be perfect, but you also need to take into consideration the lifestyles present in the house.

Know your responsibilities to the house
Ensure you get full details of your responsibility in the share, this includes bill payments, responsibilities for cleaning and other house rules.

Always ask the question and get written details of what you are paying for. Is it just the room and a share of the bills? Or are you paying a share of rent for the house? These two points differ greatly, if the house share you are interested in has a total of 4 housemates and three leave, do you continue to pay solely for your room or do you now have to pay for the whole unoccupied house? Be aware!

It’s also worth clarifying the situation of what happens when you leave, many house shares place a responsibility on you to find a replacement housemate when you decide you wish to move on.

Good luck in your search for the perfect house share!

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Have you seen a house share that you really want or a property that is ideal, yet just out of your price range?

Why not use House share central - housesharecentral.co.uk - to search and team up with other people looking for similar flatshares or rooms to rent?

Once you’ve created your free ad detailing what you are looking for in a flatshare, you will be able to use the site to search through all available flatshares and house shares.

Teaming up with another could enable you look at house shares with a higher rent, plus you would have the added benefit of joining together with a like minded person and possibly gaining a new friend.

You can use house share central to find people looking for rooms to rent in London and just about anywhere else in the UK. Sign up and create your ad now, for free.

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London can be one of the most exciting places to live, there are plenty of things to entertain yourself with. Fine dining; Shows at some of the best theatres in the world; Great shopping and so much more!

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Did you know that you can rent out a room under the Government’s Rent-a-Room scheme and charge rent of £4,250 a year without having to pay tax on the income? That’s just over £80 a week of tax free income!

The reasons people look for a house share are numerous. Some want to check out a new area before they commit to renting or buying a property. Plenty of people require short term accomodation while working temporarily on business in another town and dont want the expense of a hotel. Students can often only afford to rent out a room as can people just starting out in their career. There are lots of other reasons people opt for a house or flatshare, the market out there is huge!

Bear in mind that the allowance of £4,250 a year is based on the property and not per person so if you’re a couple, the allowance will be half each. You should contact your mortgage lender and your insurer to make sure they are aware of the situation. It’s also worth getting your new housemate to sign a tenancy agreement which will enable you to let on a month-to-month basis with both parties being able to end the tenancy at short notice.

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We’ve spent a long time trying to get housesharecentral.co.uk right for you. We know what it’s like trying to find a room to rent or an ideal house mate so we’ve based our personal experiences on perfecting the system. These are some of the things we think House share central can offer you…

Free to advertise
It’s completely free to advertise on housesharecentral.co.uk You can add details of exactely what you are looking for in the perfect house share and who your ideal house mate would be - all for free!

Advanced Search system
Our system makes it easy to find what you are looking for by allowing you to search all major areas of the country, along with the things you require in your new flatshare.

Notification of new profiles
As soon as a new profile goes live in your area, you can choose to be notified that instant. This will allow you to act quickly when your ideal house mate or room share signs up to the system.

For example, say you’ve signed up for a house share in London, Putney. Any new profiles for rooms to rent in London, Putney will be sent to you as they go live on the system.

It’s the same for house mates. Say you’ve advertised a room to rent in London, Wandsworth. Any new people looking for flatshares or rooms to rent in that area will be emailed to you instantly.

Cost effective

We want to provide value for money. So if you’ve already seen the ideal room to rent on our site why should you have to spend the money on a week’s subscription to contact that one person?

The answer is you shouldn’t! You can advertise your search for a new house mate or flat share for free. But when it comes to contacting someone we offer two ways of getting in touch:

Purchase credits. A credit allows you contact through our email system with one person. Credits can be purchased in groups of 3 or 5 and last for 6 months from date of purchase.

Purchase subscription to the site. Contact as many people advertising their room shares on our site as you want. We offer subscription periods ranging from: 10 days, 30 days, 6 months or 1 year. Subscription periods only last as long as the period you buy, so you can be safe in the knowledge that we will not automatically renew your subscription.
The feel good factor!
10% of all proceeds to House share central will go to charity. So not only can you be sure of seriously increasing your chances of finding a perfect house share, you’ll also be contributing to the community. Details of the current charity we are donating to can be found on our homepage.

Sign up to housesharecentral.co.uk now and be on the way to finding your perfect housemate or flatshare!

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To celebrate the launch of House share central we are giving away an iPod Touch. One person will be selected at random from the first 5,000 sign ups to the system. Act now, it costs nothing to sign up and get your flat share or housemate ad online! Terms and Conditions apply

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www.housesharecentral.co.uk has launched!

We are pleased to announce the arrival of our new house mate system, which will hopefully help you in the search for your perfect house share.

House share central is designed and developed by people who have experience of having had to rent our their room or find a flatshare. There are a lot of sites out there that offer a similar service, but we felt we could do it better, based on our experiences.

With our system, you’ll be able to find a room to rent in London or any other area of the UK, quickly and easily. You’ll also be able to advertise a room to rent in your house share.

House share central allows you to:

• Upload an advert for free
• Upload an image
• Search through all available ads in the UK
• Send enquiries to people to check their availability and suitability
• Message people via the internal email system
• Receive email alerts when new profiles are added to your area

It’s also worth remembering that 10% of all proceeds that House share central receives will go to Charity. Check our homepage for details on who the latest Charity is.

Dont forget, you could be in with the chance of winning an iPod Touch! If you are one of the first 5000 people to sign up with House share central you are in with a chance. More details here.

We hope you like the system, it’s been a labour of love built by those with experience in the field of house shares and flatshares. Good luck in your search!

The HSC team

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House share central - www.housesharecentral.co.uk - will be launching on 16th March 2009!

What is House share central?
www.housesharecentral.co.uk is aimed at those looking to find a room to rent, or those who have a house share/flat share available to rent. You can advertise your search absolutely free and our system will automatically find people who match in your area.

You’ll be able to advertise in all areas of the nation. So if you have a house share in London, a room to let in Birmingham or are looking for a flat share in Cardiff, we have the solution!

Stay tuned for our launch - coming soon!