For context, I’m a uni student living near central London. My current accommodation is a private student hall, everything is perfect about it except for its poor noise insulation (primarily due to wardrobes/drawers having no stoppers in them, their doors simply slam against the wall if one is not careful &noise from corridors) Despite having spoken to my neighbour in person on multiple occasions, she continues to fail closing the wardrobe door without making too much noise. This wakes me up during the middle of the night. The management also fails to come up with a resolution to this ongoing issue.
For this reason I’m planning on moving out by reletting my room (which isn’t guaranteed to be successful) and rent elsewhere. The dilemma is that if I find a new place first & sign the tenancy but my room fails to be relet, I’m liable for two rents at the same time, it goes without saying that it’d a financial burden. If on the other hand I relet my room first, then I might struggle finding a new place, considering this is in London where the student rental market is quite intense. Although there’s the safety net that if I fail to find a new place immediately after reletting, I can stay at my friend’s temporarily.
What should I do? Relet first or find a new place first?
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Your two concerns seem to be at odds with each other; the rental market is so fast that you’ll miss out on a new place, but slow enough that you can’t fill the current one.
Does your current letting agent have any advice on how quickly they usually fill? It’s in their interest to keep it occupied.
Definitely sort the new place before moving out of the old, you don’t want to end up with nowhere to live.
Put felt pads on wardrobe doors to act as bumpers should help stop noise! Cheaper than moving! Also put them on the wall too
Honestly if that’s the only issue I would try harder to resolve it. I assume you’ve tried earplugs. How well do you get on with this neighbour other than the noise?
If you move I guarantee there will be some little annoyance at the new place. It’s a gamble whether it’s worse than the current one.
If you are determined to move out then, given what you said about management having enquiries about rooms regularly (I assume there’s nothing empty available), I would find yourself a new place first.
Is it hitting the wall or squeaking?
WD40 on the hinges and latches might help
Ear plugs and white noise app on when going to sleep will help a lot. Worked for me with neighbours thinking they’re in Ibiza until the early hours.