Property News · November 7, 2016

Segregation in British cities goes beyond ethnicity | Letters


I might be more impressed by Ted Cantle’s call for action to tackle growing ethnic segregation across the UK (Ethnic divide in British cities grows rapidly, 2 November) had he not been party, during his years as chief executive of Nottingham city council in the 1990s, to the destruction of the then balanced community of Dunkirk and Lenton. In our case, a mixed community fell victim to private landlords, and the university and city council were happy to see most of the family housing in the area turned into student housing.The road I lived on went from 23 family homes circa 1990 to just three by the time my wife and I left Lenton in 2014 for Beeston, a few miles away. We were unable to stay because there was nowhere for us to downsize to or we could afford to buy. It was a case of history repeating itself, because back in 1966 I left Wembley, London, because private landlords were forcing house prices up so they could buy houses to rent out. As first-time buyers at the time, we bought our first house in Harrow, a few miles away. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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