Some officers and councillors appear oblivious to the risks Broxtowe Borough Council is running with its lax attitude to landlord registration and policing. It has the same problems as Nottingham but a very different approach. Until a few years I was living in Lenton saying much the same thing but the good news is that the City finally got the message albeit only after Lenton has been almost destroyed as a community - which is why I write and talk about the ‘Lentonisation’ of Beeston - but better late than never.
I will be looking closely at what local political parties have to say about the changing nature of housing in Beeston. At present they are all remarkably quiet apart from a few voices.
My contribution will continue to be my maps and the data I get from the annual Freedom of Information requests I make. Councillors should be demanding at least annual reports on council tax exemptions linked to HMO registration applications and planning applications so that Broxtowe Borough Council can have a policy. In the absence of one private landlords and developers will continue to run rings around the Council.
Perhaps streets do have to be abandoned by families and Beeston schools closed before anything happens but by then it will be too late.
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