Ideal Home Show has explored Brits’ biggest bugbears when it comes to house shares - and living with someone who works at different times to you is the worst. 87% of Millennials say that this behaviour annoys them.
All age demographics highlight uncleanness as the worst trait, ranking roommates who do not wash up after themselves or leave their dirty laundry in communal spaces in the top five most irritating behaviours.
The ongoing cost-of-living crisis is also playing a hand in flatshare arguments, as almost half of participants took the opportunity to complain about energy-hogging residents. Growing tired of their bad habits, including leaving the lights on and turning the heating up
As almost half of the female roommates expressed their distaste for hearing their roommates getting intimate.
Giles Perry, Event Director at Media 10, the organisers of The Ideal Home Show said: “It’s clear that roommates all over the country share similar frustrations when it comes to living with others.
“This year, we are launching a Clean & Tidy Stage, which will host hundreds of talks from some of the industry's most recognisable experts, providing visitors with the best cleaning advice that will help attendees in their flatmate's good books! Furthermore, Instagram sensations, The Style Sisters, will be sharing their incredible organisational hacks.”
The Ideal Home Show, supported by ITV, is the world’s longest-running exhibition and will return to Olympia London from Friday 17 March to 2 April 2023. For more information and tickets, visit idealhomeshow.co.uk
