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BRITISHuniversityentrantsexpecttobeprovidedwithwashingmachinesanddryersintheirrooms,andevencarparkingspaces,asurveyhasfound.
Studentsarealsolesspreparedtotoleratepoorqualitylivingconditionsthantheirpredecessors,saysthesurveybyBritishpollingorganizationMori.
Morethan1,000full-timeundergraduatesandpostgraduatesfrom21universitiesacrosstheUKweresurveyedfortheresearch.
Itsshowsthatlocationisthekeyfactorinchoosingaccommodationforstudents—nearlyhalfofthoseinterviewedsaidthatbeingclosetotheirplaceofstudywasthemostimportantfactorintheirchoice.
Costcamesecond,withevidencethatmanyparentsfootthebillsfortheirchildren'srent.
Thesurveyalsoshowsthatstudentsarenolongerpreparedtocarrybagsofwashingtothenearestlaunderette.Thesenewcomersexpectwasheranddryerstobeprovidedwiththeiraccommodation.
Thestudyalsohighlightsthosethingstoday'sstudentsexpectasstandard—communalareastobecleanedregularly,utilitybillstobeincluded,evenprivatecarparkingspaces.
SeparatefindingsfromtheUK'sNationalUnionofStudentspublishedearlierthisyearshowmorethanhalfofstudentsinprivaterentedaccommodationarelivinginunsatisfactoryconditions.