Families have been ‘expelled’ from the area where they have lived for generations

It's 6pm on a Wednesday evening and the Holt Road Residents Association are meeting in their local pub in Kensington.

Among them are people who have lived in the area all their lives, but it makes a world of difference if they remember it during their childhood. The terraced houses that were once full of families have in many cases been bought up by landlords and converted into multi-occupancy homes (HMOs) for as many students and tenants as possible.

Residents feel this has created a transient community that has no vested interest in the area and does not care for ...