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FIRST impressionscount

Relationships that start off on the wrong foot are hard to repair.

If your neighbours’ first experience of you is of being subjected to noise/mess/sleep deprivation they may resent you and become sensitised to the problem. They are more likely to complain repeatedly which will see you escalate through the complaints process quickly.

Look out for the cake voucher campaign at the start of term - collect a free cake mix and say hello to your new neighbours in style.

Contact your Community Liaison Manager

T: 0117 954 6640

E: [email protected]

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Introducing yourself to your new neighbours puts you on better terms to address any future concerns and sets you apart from previous tenants. You can download this introduction template to help break the ice.

• Many neighbourhoods have vibrant local residents associations, often putting on events throughout the year to help integrate students with local people. It’s good to find out and get involved in what is happening in your area.

Examples of local groups include:

• Chandos Neighbourhood Association

• High Kingsdown Residents Association

• Clifton Down Community Association

Find their website or facebook page or search for similar groups in your area

• Apply to the Community Fund for up to £250 to set up an initiative that brings students together with their neighbours.

• Volunteer with Bristol SU or Bristol Hub

• Thoroughly clean your room, bathroom and kitchen

• Report any damages or repairs

• Remove all belongings

• Remove all rubbish

• Take photos of the condition in which you left your room

• Change your internet shopping address

• Follow instructions for key return

• Donate any unwanted but re-usable items to Bristol Big Give

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When you move in to privately rented accommodation in the community there are a few new things you need to take responsibility for:

• Your behaviour and the impact it has on your neighbours as you will be part of a mixed community

• Management of your waste and recycling

• Understanding your tenancy and knowing your rights and responsibilities

• Actively seeking support from the appropriate people if you or your housemates are facing difficulties.

bristol.ac.uk

• guide to community living

• students and the community

• private rented accommodation

• your health and wellbeing

• Big White Wall

bristol.nightline.ac.uk

bristolsu.org.uk

• Just Ask

• volunteering

• sports clubs and societies

bristolhub.org

bristol.gov.uk

• bins and recycling

• flytipping

• residents’ parking

bristolwastecompany.co.uk

• new to Bristol.

W h at e v e r t h e s i t u at i o n ,

h e l p i s ava i l a b l e The following websites are useful for finding information and the right people to talk to:

• Students living in private rented accommodation are bound by Local Rules for Behaviour in the Community.

• Anyone - local residents or other students - can make a complaint about unreasonable student behaviour. Most complaints are around noise disturbance or waste and recycling mismanagement.

• Penalties and/or sanctions can be imposed for misconduct in the community.

• Find the Local Rules and complaints procedure at bristol.ac.uk.

• ‘guide to community living’ or

• ‘students in the community’.

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get ready for living in the community

what is the difference?

F I R S T i m p r e s s i o n sc o u n t

T: 0117 954 6640

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Enjoy your time here

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Our House, Our Street, Our Community

bristol.ac.uk

• Big White Wall

bristolsu.org.uk

• Just Ask

• volunteering

bristolhub.org

bristol.gov.uk

• flytipping

• new to Bristol.

Whatever the situation,

help is available The following websites are useful for finding information and the right people to talk to:

the University of Bristol

everywhere you go!

you represent

MOVe on

T: 0117 954 6640

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bristol.ac.uk

• Big White Wall

bristolsu.org.uk

• Just Ask

• volunteering

bristolhub.org

bristol.gov.uk

• flytipping

• new to Bristol.

everywhere you go!

you represent

MOVe on

T: 0117 954 6640

MOVe on

bristol.ac.uk

• Big White Wall

bristolsu.org.uk

• Just Ask

• volunteering

bristolhub.org

bristol.gov.uk

• flytipping

• new to Bristol.

everywhere you go!

you represent

MOVe on

T: 0117 954 6640

MOVe on

bristol.ac.uk

• Big White Wall

bristolsu.org.uk

• Just Ask

• volunteering

bristolhub.org

bristol.gov.uk

• flytipping

• new to Bristol.

everywhere you go!

you represent

MOVe on

T: 0117 954 6640

M O V e o n

bristol.ac.uk

• Big White Wall

bristolsu.org.uk

• Just Ask

• volunteering

bristolhub.org

bristol.gov.uk

• flytipping

• new to Bristol.

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bristol.ac.uk

• Big White Wall

bristolsu.org.uk

• Just Ask

• volunteering

bristolhub.org

bristol.gov.uk

• flytipping

• new to Bristol.

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bristol.ac.uk

• Big White Wall

bristolsu.org.uk

• Just Ask

• volunteering

bristolhub.org

bristol.gov.uk

• flytipping

• new to Bristol.

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H o m e s a f e t y • Always remember to lock your

doors and windows when you go out. Report faulty locks to your landlord

• Register your belongings on immobilise.com or bikeregister.com

• Install tracking software such as preyproject.com on laptops, phones and tablets

• Consider getting contents insurance

• Keep fire exits clear and keys

to locked doors accessible. Test fire alarms

• Understand your renting rights and responsibilities. See resources on bristol.ac.uk ‘living in privately rented accommodation’.

N o i s e N o i s e M Y T H S - D I D Y O U K N O W

P a r t i e s U n a c c e p ta b l e h o u s e p a r t i e s

K e e p i t t i d y t o s tay s a f e

Find out about this before you arrive as you will probably create lots of waste and recycling when you move in and unpack.

You should have all four of these different containers in your home. If not you can order them online and they will be delivered free of charge. You can order multiple recycle boxes.

Recycling is collected weekly and refuse is collected once a fortnight. Find out about your collection schedule.

Bins should be out before 7am on the day of collection and must be off the pavement as soon as possible once emptied.

Write your house number on all of your bins so you know which ones are yours.

Overflowing bins and additional bags will not be collected. But if you recycle correctly this won’t be a problem.

If you live above a shop, access your property via an alley or have nowhere to keep a wheelie bin off the pavement you may have weekly bag collections for waste. Ask your landlord or email hello@bristolwaste company.co.uk for more information.

See bristolwastecompany.co.uk for info on:

• Your collection day• What goes in your bins and boxes• Ordering new bins and boxes• Reporting fly tipping• Ordering bulky household collection.

Keeping the front of your house tidy will not only impress your neighbours but you won’t highlight your property as a student household.

Burglars are known to target student properties as they often have poor security,

contain several laptops, iPads etc and are often empty on key nights of the week.

Consider leaving a light on when everyone is out.

• Noise is a big factor to consider

• A multi-occupancy household could create quite a bit more noise than a family home just because of the number of people

• Think about the volume of your voices, your music, the time of day or night, doors slamming, people coming and going etc.

• Keeping doors and windows closed, speakers off adjacent walls and avoiding the garden at night will help

• Make sure you and your guests arrive and leave quietly and remember that most people are sleeping when you walk home through residential areas at night.

• There is no legislation that says you can make as much noise as you like until 11pm

• There is no such thing as a student area where no one cares about noise

• Your neighbours do mind being kept awake by your birthday party - even if it’s your 21st

• Letting your neighbours know about your party does not = permission to party all night

• It is not possible to soundproof a house against a massive sound system

• Your banter or singing in the garden or street late at night is not so entertaining to others

• Students can also make noise complaints.

• Large, late, loud parties cause significant distress to neighbours and are not suitable for residential areas

• Let your neighbours know if you are planning to have a few friends over but for anything more, move the party to a venue in town

• Give neighbours assurance of an agreed end time and share your contact details so they can let you know if you are causing a problem

• Even the best planned parties can get out of hand and result in unwanted guests, urine, vomit and litter in the street and damage to cars and properties

• You are also responsible for your guests’ behaviour, inside and outside the house.

Plastic bottles/containers/food trays, tins, cans, aerosol cans, foil food containers, flattened cardboard, brown paper, food and drink cartons, bottle tops, lids and caps: metal and plastic. No black plastic.

Glass bottles and jars, paper (not brown, this goes with your cardboard), usable clothes and textiles, batteries, shoes - paired and tied together, spectacles, engine oil in a sealed container.

Any cooked or uncooked food, peelings, including egg shells, bones, teabags and coffee grounds.

Only non-recyclable items such as black plastic, plastic wrappers and polystyrene. No food waste.

Don’t forget!

You can donate

many usable but

unwanted items

to local charity

shops.

K N O W Y O U R B I N S … W e ta k e R E C Y C L I N G v e r y s e r i o u s ly ! w h at g o e s w h e r e ?

To avoid complaints, consider the impact and scale of a party. It’s likely to be unacceptable to your neighbours if you are considering any of the following:

• Hiring a DJ or professional sound equipment

• Hiring door staff

• Soundproofing the walls and windows (potential fire hazard)

• Loud past 10pm on week nights

• Loud past midnight on Friday or Saturday nights

Holding a house party that disturbs your neighbours could mean you will be:

• Fined £100 per housemate

• Required to attend an anti-social behaviour impact awareness course

• Required to write a letter of apology to your neighbours

• Reported to your Head of School

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