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BRITISHuniversityentrantsexpecttobeprovidedwithwashingmachinesanddryersintheirrooms,andevencarparkingspaces,asurveyhasfound.
Studentsarealsolesspreparedtotoleratepoorqualitylivingconditionsthantheirpredecessors,saysthesurveybyBritishpollinganizationMori.
Morethan1,000full-timeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesfrom21universitiesacrosstheUKweresurveyedfortheresearch.
Itsshowsthatlocationisthekeyfactorinchoosingaommodationforstudents—nearlyhalfofthoseinterviewedsaidthatbeingclosetotheirplaceofstudywasthemostimportantfactorintheirchoice.
Costcamesecond,withevidencethatmanyparentsfootthebillsfortheirchildren'srent.
Thesurveyalsoshowsthatstudentsarenolongerpreparedtocarrybagsofwashingtothenearestlaunderette.Thesenewersexpectwasheranddryerstobeprovidedwiththeiraommodation.
Thestudyalsohighlightsthosethingstoday'sstudentsexpectasstandard—munalareastobecleanedregularly,utilitybillstobeincluded,evenprivatecarparkingspaces.
SeparatefindingsfromtheUK'sNationalUnionofStudentspublishedearlierthisyearshowmorethanhalfofstudentsinprivaterentedaommodationarelivinginunsatisfactoryconditions.