A student has blasted university bosses after complaining that her halls of residence is ‘filthy’ and people are taking drugs.

Lauren McAuliffe says she ‘doesn’t feel comfortable’ after moving into digs on Manchester Metropolitan University ’s new Birley campus, claiming loud music is blaring out and she often finds strangers outside her room.

The swish £139m campus in Hulme opened two years ago, with 967 rooms for students.

The 21-year-old, from Piercebridge, Co Durham, is doing a foundation year in science and engineering and chose a townhouse block, paying £125 a week for a room with a shared bathroom and communal kitchen and living facilities.

But she says that shortly after term began in September, her new home has been a nightmare.

She told the M.E.N.: “It is disgusting and the smell around the place is disrespectful.

“There is a smell of drugs. The smoke alarms have been covered up too.

“There are lots of people, so it is not going to be quiet, but you can’t concentrate because of the music, which is sometimes still bouncing at 10am or 11am.

“You wake up at 7am and there are people still doing drugs. I’m not a party pooper - I like going out. But these people are not normal.

“I’ve spoken to the residential officers and been on the phone to the university, but not one thing has changed. They are not doing anything about it.”

Lauren says two cleaners have refused to clean her block due to the mess, while she claims to be worried about security as the front door has been left propped open and she has found strangers using the facilities.

She added: “It’s put me off living in halls of residence.

“My brother is going to university next year and I’ve told him not to go into halls.

“I will be living on my own in a studio flat next year.”

Lauren sent pictures to the M.E.N. showing bins overflowing with rubbish and dirty dishes piled up in sinks.

Her stepdad, Peter Hill, is also concerned.

He said: “I spent 22 years with the Fire Service, 10 of them in Manchester, and taping up up fire alarms is a complete no-no.

“It’s putting kids’ lives at risk, because that's what they are… kids.

“Both me and my wife have phoned up and been told it was sorted, but it has got worse.

“I’m not adverse to people having fun and neither is my daughter.

“They have offered to move her, but the alternative place they offered was like a hovel.

“She’s studying for exams, so the last thing she needs is to have to move.

“Lauren chose Birley because it looked great on the website.

“She’s paying over £5,000, which is a lot, especially for what she’s getting and the state of the place.”

A spokesman for Manchester Metropolitan University said: “We received a complaint on Monday morning about the cleanliness of the flat and are currently investigating. We are working with the students involved to resolve the situation.

“Regarding the allegations of Class A drug use in the flat, we have not received any complaints about this.

“We take any allegations of drug use very seriously and have robust drugs procedures in place.

“Any student found to be in breach of these will be dealt with in accordance with our disciplinary procedures.”

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