An increase in students living in houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs) is worrying Beeston residents who think their community is suffering as a result, even as council acts to limit them. A significant number of family homes are now believed to being bought by developers to accommodate the demand with properties sometimes having more than five students under one roof.
Boots worker Gabor Feher, 48, is living on Sailsbury Street, which is often identified as being student-saturated. He has lived in the area for seven years. He says he’s had enough and is moving to Clifton.
“It is very noisy,” he said. “From 5pm to 11pm there are cars pulling up here all the time. I lived in Queens Road before and you could not sleep all night. Students do not care about these houses.
