Take your signs away!

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Many local residents are furious that a new forest of “To Let” signs has sprung up across Oldfield Park. Residents think it’s quite unnecessary to have so many To Let signs when the agents are mainly trying to attract students. Students will either be looking online for accommodation or using the accommodation lists the universities provide.

The signs are also upsetting for the people who live in the houses at the moment; some have told me that the signs single them out as a house in multiple occupation and are an advertisement to thieves. Cllr Will Sandry said,

I asked the police, and unfortunately the Oldfield crime data confirms that student houses are targeted in particular at this time of year, when the signs go up.


The main culprits at the moment are Trustease, Pullin Knight and Roman City. Back in December Councillor Sandry wrote to all 74 Estate agents in the City and asked them not to use the signs in Oldfield Park this winter. Of the Big four in Oldfield Park only Roman City responded saying that they only put the signs up because the other agents did. Cllr Will Sandry said,

I’m particularly annoyed because I wrote on behalf of the residents of Oldfield Park, but Trustease and Pullin Knight did not have the common politeness to respond. Clearly they are only interested in competing with each other as to who can put the most signs up.

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