Are there too many student flats in Leeds?

We asked people are there too many student flats in Leeds

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00:00 We're asking is about student flats and housing in Leeds if people think there's too much student

00:05 flat development in the city

00:08 Well, I work for the university, okay, so I know that students struggle to find good places and landlords treat them very badly

00:17 So there's a lack of good housing for them

00:20 But at the same time I live in the neighbourhood

00:23 Yeah, I don't really like the level

00:27 The houses are kept at yeah, yeah kind of a blight and depending on your student neighbors. They could be absolutely horrible

00:33 Yeah, yeah, so I don't know it's a big sword good students. They should get better housing and maybe

00:39 Landlords should just take care of the property

00:42 Yeah, yeah, and what do you think to the development of like student flats in the city around here in the city center?

00:48 It kind of makes sense

00:50 Yeah, keep some of the shops open

00:57 I

00:59 See many students

01:02 I think just all all across the city. So mostly in the center. There's a lot of sort of buildings that

01:09 You know going up isn't there? So yeah, what what are your thoughts on the matter?

01:13 Well, it's just a license to print money isn't it?

01:17 Why forcing his money to give you free uni as you can?

01:20 I mean what Leeds has got 60,000 students or something like that

01:24 So he needs somewhere to house them

01:26 So it's not really a matter of is there too many student flats in Leeds, it's a matter of is there too many students

01:32 Yeah, yeah, it can be a bit of an eyesore I guess the high rises in the center

01:36 As students we do need somewhere to live so it can't be all bad

01:40 Do you think there's too many student flats in Leeds? So particularly in the center?

01:44 I think it improves Leeds though, having students around

01:48 It cheers up the restaurant life

01:50 Yeah, I can imagine

01:52 So, they're human beings like everybody else

01:55 Yeah, yeah, so you don't mind having the big high rises sort of going up and what that brings to there?

02:01 I can hardly complain since I came to Leeds as a student some years ago

02:09 I think students probably live in posher accommodation than where I did and that's one of the times