To think that my daughter should get the bedroom she wants?

Either of their relationship statuses might have changed by the time they move in tbh.

Toss of a coin sounds like the way forward - and please do leave them to sort it out themselves OP.

I think if the room mate with BF gets the ensuite they can pay more rent for it. Which would cover the extra bills with the bf showering etc. I would say your daughter should add condition that if the flatmate gets the better room, then when the bf is there they should stay in the room when he's there and not take over the living room also. If the flatmate doesn't like that, then suggest the other way around. Daughter gets ensuite and couple can use living room when he's over.

I would say it's an extra 25£ for the ensuite room and the boyfriend pays £25 per week towards bills. She can put a lock on the bathroom door to maintain her private bathroom and guests use whichever bathroom they are friends with, if there is a seoerate toilet all the better.

I don't think your daughter has priority. But they definitely need to have a discussion about the main bathroom. When I moved into a 2 bed flat with a friend she wanted the ensuite. I wasn't that bothered as main bathroom right next to the other bedroom. So we agreed that main bathroom was my bathroom, effectively my ensuite, and ensuite was hers. But then when she had friends/boyfriend staying she told them to use my bathroom, and I ended up late for work several times when her guest was in my bathroom, used my shower stuff and even my towel!

This is why private halls of residence flat shares are good because everyone's room is the same size with their own en-suite. No worrying about having an upset stomach and hogging a bathroom for a long time. Everyone pays the same amount and gets the same sized room. Obviously it costs more but comes with more facilities like pool tables, table football, massive hang out areas, gym etc.

I think the only fair way with shared housing is pulling straws if both rooms are charged at the same rate. If the flat is a combined rent then the person getting then en-suite should pay a slightly larger percentage.

No reason your daughter should have it. They can flip a coin or chatge more for en suite. I've done both in different flat shares.

En suites are a scam anyway, small and damp. In a two bed whoever has the main bathroom basically has a massive bathroom for themselves, even if it's occasionally used by guests.

It's better to let the couple have the ensuite probably.

It doesn't sound an ideal flat to share as it's too uneven.

Fair option would be draw straws on the bigger bedroom but it will cost slightly extra. I disagree the single person gets that over a couple. Both have equal claim to it for different reasons. Your dd needs to get some boundaries in...eg bf can only stay so many nights per week or else he could move in. We had similar problem

I actually think if there's an established couple then they should have the ensuite.
But, whoever gets it should pay more - as they both really want it.

I really, really can’t see from this why your daughter should get the better room.
It’s not really a privacy issue is it? If the flat mates boyfriend uses the main bathroom for a wee, it’s not really affecting her privacy is it?
They need to sort it fair and square.

Flip a coin. And then swap half way through the year.

I personally would prefer the non en-suite, I always find those en suite bathrooms in flats are pokey with a teeny shower and no bath. That said, I would damn well insist the “family” bathroom is for sole use by me, and not open to cheeky wees or a bath from the other resident.

That is the only equal way of sharing IMO and starts from day one.

i can also see the argument that the couple should have their own bathroom: so don’t think it’s clear cut, agree a price difference or swapping, or toss a coin.

She is an adult at Uni you honestly need to step back and let them sort it out. Flatmate may break up with BF a week in and then what? Good idea to flip a coin or one pay more if they prefer but keep out of it.

I say this as a Mother of a recent graduate and one still at Uni.

My friend and I agreed to swap half way through the tenancy. We tossed a coin for who got big room to start with. (He ended up not wanting to - so i got the best deal)

Whoever gets the en suite pays more as inevitably the other bathroom will also be used by people visiting and who cleans it then? I also think there needs to be some ground rules about boyfriends staying over as otherwise you end up sharing with two people rather than one.

Switch half way through the year…. Toss a coin to see who gets it first

it is typical for the person with the en suite to pay more which usually resolves it - in my children’s experience this was around £20 per week.

My flat mate and I resolved this by the ensuite costing $20 AUD a week more (a long time ago so $100 v $120 per week) which she was happy to pay and I wasn’t ha ha.

If you go into a flat share as a student it is inevitable that there will be boyfriends, girlfriends, one night stands etc coming and going (at least her flatmate won't be bringing a string of fellas home every Saturday!) and if your DD vales her privacy that much she should think again on the flatting.

I get her concerns though, one of my flatmates had a very irritating and disrespectful boyfriend, he left skiddies etc on the toilet.

I actually agree with this. If they already can't agree no matter how minor a disagreement then living together especially if there are no boundaries regarding the partner staying is likely to lead to a very uncomfortable year.

Regarding the ensuit room it should definitely cost more so whoever gets it should pay more of the rent. However, I would be encouraging her to find alternative flatmates rather than live with the couple as a third wheel.

Draw straws. Agree that whoever doesn’t get the en-suite has (mostly) exclusive use of the other bathroom.

They also need a discussion about how much he will stay over and how much she will go over to his house - she may only be there half the time so it would even out in the end. Also, they’re second year students. They may well have broken up by September.