The rise of the snoring room: Homes for the wealthy now come with separate his and hers bedrooms as one in six couples now sleep apart
• Snoring appears to be one of the main reasons for separate bedrooms
• The Queen and Prince Philip have been known to sleep in different rooms
• Rise of separate rooms have seen the creation of the 'second master suite'
By TOM WYKE FOR MAILONLINE
Sleeping in the same bed as your partner may be going out of fashion with new research suggesting that now one in six British couples choose to sleep in separate bedrooms.
The emergence of 'his and her' rooms appears to be inspired by a range of factors, including the issue of snoring.
It seems that now fewer people are complaining about their lack of duvet and instead are quite happy sleeping in their own room next door.
Dubbed the 'second master suite' or the 'snoring room', the extra bedroom has started to become a common feature in houses.
Stephen Lindsay, head of the Savills estate agency in St John's Wood, told the Sunday Times, that the idea of separate rooms did appeal to clients from abroad.
'They are both tickled by the English humour when we announce the snoring room, but also attracted to the flexibility that it allows,' he said.
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Mr Lindsay added: 'Often pegged as a second master or VIP guest suite, developers are increasingly adding snoring rooms to new properties to meet this buyer appetite.'
However, whilst the rise of separate rooms may seem shocking, it is not that unusual. Even the Queen and Prince Philip have been known to sleep apart on some occasions.
