Hundreds of To Let boards have been taken down in a suburb of south Liverpool as a result of a voluntary initiative from local residents.
Wavertree home owners lobbied councillors to complain that a glut of To Let boards - predominantly on streets heavily dominated by shared student houses - was having a detrimental effect on the area, including on those homes which were on sale and looking for buyers.
Kris Cargill from the Dales Resident Associations told the Liverpool Echo newspaper: “We wanted action because the boards gave the impression that the area is a place where nobody wants to live, when in actual fact we are a strong and thriving community.”
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Seems this is becoming a real bone of contention for residents, and they appear to be generating a fair amount of attention from it. I wonder whether this will stretch to other areas in the coming months?
Yes, To Let/For Sale boards seem to divide opinion. We've seen a number of stories about local residents campaigning to remove them, arguing that they blight the landscape and are left up far too long. Estate/letting agents would argue they are important from a marketing perspective and are only very rarely left up for long periods of times.
Both sides have compelling arguments. There is definitely an argument for them being outdated and unnecessary - especially in this digital, internet-obsessed world we live in - but there is also the argument that they're a vital part of an estate agent's armoury, and the public still instinctively associate these board with estate/letting agents - there is that instant connection, which isn't always to replicate.
*always easy
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