Being Good Neighbours

We all want to have good neighbours, we can help to achieve that by being good neighbours ourselves.

Say Hello!

When moving into your new home, knock on the door, say hello and introduce yourself to your neighbours. You don’t have to be best friends, but it’s much easier to resolve any issues which may occur throughout you tenancy if you know who your neighbours are. It’s also handy to know your neighbour’s name if you want to ask for a cup of sugar!

Keep The Noise Down

There is nothing worse than being kept awake at night by a TV or music that’s too loud or people having a party.

Bear in mind that your neighbours won’t necessarily have the same working/studying patterns as you as they may work nights or early mornings etc and need to sleep during the day. Having a conversation will definitely help.

If you do want to hold a party, have a chat with your neighbours first so it’s not surprise and try to agree a time to that you’ll wrap up.

Keep Tidy – Bin Collection

Bin day. Although it happens on the same day every week, it’s sometimes easy to miss – you wake up and realise bin day was come and gone, but not your rubbish.

Combined with the amount of refuse that a large group can generate in a week, it is easy for bags of rubbish to accumulate. One thing that will put you in your neighbours’ bad books is making them live next to a steadily growing pile of litter.

Make sure you keep the outside of the house looking as tidy as possible. This also includes recycling chicken shop menus that get stuffed into your letter box.

Keeping the outside of the property rubbish free means you are less likely to attract vermin like mice and rats, so it’ll be a nicer environment for your to live in too. 

If you don’t dispose of your waste correctly, you are liable to receive fines from the local authority. Place your waste in the correct bins provided, and ensure the bins are presented for collection on the correct days, and then brought back onto your property. 

You can find your bin collection information here:

Rubbish Collections – Birmingham

• Click here to find out when your rubbish will be collected.
• Book a bulky waste collection.
• Report a missed bin collection.
• What goes in your bins.

Rubbish Collections – Bristol

• Click here to find out when your rubbish will be collected.
• Book a bulky waste collection.
• Report a missed bin collection.
• What goes in your bins.

Rubbish Collections – Nottingham

• Click here to find out when your rubbish will be collected.
• Book a bulky waste collection.
• Report a missed bin collection.

At the End of Your Tenancy
It’s really important you manage your waste properly at the end of your tenancy. When you’re packing up and moving out, it’s likely, that you’ll have more rubbish than can fit in your bins. You must not leave this rubbish outside your property, if you do, you’re liable to receive fines, and have to cover the cost of the rubbish being removed, which is not cheap. 

To avoid this, start chucking out your old stuff earlier, or plan a trip to the local tip on move out day.

You can read our full Waste Management Policy here.

Your Contractual Obligations

The tenancy agreement that you have signed with Purple Frog includes the following clauses. If you breach these clauses, we will take actions such as making reports to the police, local council and, if you are a student, your university. If you persist in breaching these clauses, your tenancy will be at risk and you may be evicted.

“2.5.2    Not to use the Premises for any illegal or other purpose other than residential, nor to cause or permit any disturbance, inconvenience or nuisance to anybody; ensuring always that amplified noise can never be heard outside the Premises (particularly at night) and ensuring that all refuse is cleanly disposed of each week on the appropriate collection day and not to keep it outside, other than in the bin provided, and not to put it for collection other than on the night before or the morning of the Council collection day.

2.5.3    Not to cause or permit the external display of any notice, sign, advert or post”

Consequences

If people do complaint about your noise or other issues the local authorities have the power to issue fines (for things like dealing with your rubbish poorly) and can take criminal proceedings against you. Many Universities also work with the Police and Local Authorities and have previously expelled students from their courses for anti-social behaviour.

You can read our full Anti-Social Behaviour Policy here.

If you experience Anti-Social Behaviour,  you can report it to your local council; search for “report anti social behaviour ” plus your local authority, for example “report anti social behaviour Nottingham city council” and follow the links.