Unfortunately, I have but one friend.

So that's probably not an option

lol. That's pretty bad insulation. Perhaps comparable to my friend who is sometimes kept awake by his neighbours having sex upstairs.

What type of flats did you live in juno? My friend who lives in one of the Edwardian-type flats with high ceilings has no problem with noise. So far the 60s era council flats provide the least sound insulation in my experience. And they had no intercom on the front door.

Well, unfortunately renting a detached house would most probably be out of my budget . From what I know, the old council and housing association flats provide the least amount of noise insulation when it comes to neighbours. These apparently were built cheaply simply to provide people with a basic roof over their heads. My last flat was council and I have a friend who stays in a housing association flat where conversations can be heard if the upstairs neighbour talks louder than normal. I've been looking at some of the newer flats availiable. Does anyone live in one of these? If so, whats the noise insulation like?

I just graduated in July and am now looking for jobs and accomodation. In my last flat I had a really bad problem with noisy neighbours, so wishing not to repeat this incident, I perused the web on flat hunting tips. Surprisingly, there aren't very many articles on choosing a flat in the UK on the Internet. Does anyone have any advice or experiences with choosing a flat? Especially when it comes to noise?

bunk_medal, what university is that which offers fee waivers? Are there any conditions attached to these fee waivers? I've heard of fee waivers for vocational courses in colleges but these require you to be on the dole for 6 months.

I was wondering if it's too late now to apply for Masters courses and scholarships in the UK for a 2007 start. I graduated in July with a 1st class degree in computing and originally planned to take a year out but I've changed my mind. I'm hoping to do a business-related course. I'm currently emailing various universities but hopefully more experienced forum members will be able to give me some insight.

Thanks.