Disappointed neighbours in a city suburb feel they have lost their community because of newly-converted properties in the area. People living in Beeston have hit back over the number of properties recently turned into houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).
Rubbish and lack of parking are among the main problems faced by the neighbours living in a cul-de-sac on Fletcher Road. People who have lived in the area for decades said they miss the long-lost family homes that were replaced by HMOs.
Semi retired Peter Parkes, who works as a funeral director, lives next to a recently-converted property. The 70-year-old, who has been a resident on Fletcher road for 35 years, said: "It has been a HMO for about a year and the students who live there are perfectly ok, but there’s no community here anymore. They just don’t look after the houses properly, we understand that they are students so we do not really expect it but it would be nice.
