Stereotypes, unfortunately for students, don’t make themselves. Student houses are notorious for being filth-pits, and yes I have lived in and seen the extremes of these ‘houses’ that have been neglected after their occupants decide to take a more laissez-faire approach to cleaning. Indeed, it is not uncommon for washing up to pile up from two weeks or more of nobody being bothered to do it, nor is it rare for students to wear the same unwashed clothes for weeks on end. After all, doing the laundry sucks compared to all the other cool stuff you could be doing instead.
After the move in cleaning services have been and gone, it’s rare that the post-cleaner shine will remain in the digs for long after. House parties are common in students places and tend to ravage and befoul every surface available. Cigarette butts are often trodden into the carpets, which are probably also soaked and sticky from the booze, the toilets a total state, the garden a minefield of beer cans and broken furniture. Any moving out cleaner services London could offer would be horrified at the state these places can get into even after a couple of weeks of neglect.
The best scheme a house of new students can use is a rota. This can be difficult to agree on, especially with some of the more unpleasant tasks as the bathroom, but someone has got to do it. In the long run, this is the most pleasant option for everyone - so long as everyone in the house adheres to it. For young people who have become accustomed to mum and dad cleaning up after them, living with a bunch of similarly-aged strangers can be a bit of a culture shock. Having said that, some student houses are kept just as clean as when the moving in cleaning services have just been in - spotless and immaculate.
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