There have been over 900 complaints about students around Lenton this year

A representative from Nottingham City Council said that despite foot patrols, door knocking and stalls set up to combat the issue their efforts have been largely ignored by students, and in fact the problem is getting worse.

The biggest rise has been in the number of notices served to student houses that are not complying with the council’s guidelines on waste disposal. In these cases, when a household is not adhering to the rules on storing, disposing and presenting their waste for collect, a section 46 notice is issued, followed by a penalty if changes are not made.

Its not just waste disposal issues however, there has also been a rise in the number of community protection notices issues. These are given when “a person has caused a detrimental effect, of a persistent or continuing nature, on the quality of life of those in the locality.” It’s under this that house parties are shut down and fines issued for littering in the streets.

There is no information on what the council intend to do to combat the problem in Lenton but they will be working with the University moving forward.