A gang of suspected foreign criminals seized the home of a frail pensioner while she was visiting her ‘lonely’ 102-year-old friend, sparking an ‘absurd’ two-month legal battle to remove them. Shameless squatters allegedly broke into the elderly woman’s £590,000 terraced property in Chingford, north-east London, at the end of April and have refused to vacate.Continue reading “A Pensioner Lost Her Home To Foreign Squatters”
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BEDS IN SHEDS
It’s famously hard to locate a place to live in London. It may be quite difficult to locate a property you like in a neighbourhood you like that is also reasonably priced due to factors like exorbitant rent and untrustworthy landlords. But a recent ad on Rightmove has surprised me. A shed at the bottomContinue reading “BEDS IN SHEDS “
How Will Father Christmas Find Me, A Crying Child Asks?
An eight-year-old boy fears Santa Claus won’t be able to find him this Christmas after he was made homeless. Marcel and his mum Sarah were moved into a hotel room by Cardiff City Council after they were ousted from their rented flat. The widowed mother remembered her son asking: ‘How is Santa going to findContinue reading “How Will Father Christmas Find Me, A Crying Child Asks?”
A Family Of Eight Forced To Live In A One-Bed Council Flat
A family of eight, including seven children all under the age of 16, have been forced to live in a cramped one-bed council flat. Cheryl Shaw and her six children have been living in the mould and damp-ridden property in Oldham, Greater Manchester, since last year. The property was originally given to her when sheContinue reading “A Family Of Eight Forced To Live In A One-Bed Council Flat”
It Gets Worse Just When You Think It Can’t Get Any Worse!
A house hunter has shared her hilarious response after finding a London rental property on the market for £1,387 per month, with its bed stashed in a wardrobe. Rachel Kitcat was casually viewing apartments on Rightmove when she stumbled across the quirky studio on St George’s Drive, Pimlico, central London, with the bottom of theContinue reading “It Gets Worse Just When You Think It Can’t Get Any Worse!”
A One-Bed Flat That Is The Most Depressing
A landlord has taken down an advert for a £300 a month flat after house hunters called it the most dismal one bed flat ever and compared it to Josef Fritzl’s cellar. An advertisement for the apartment in Bolton, Greater Manchester, was instantly berated by renters after it emerged on Facebook marketplace. Images of theContinue reading “A One-Bed Flat That Is The Most Depressing”
Generous Landlord Praised Online
A landlord has been hailed online after selling his home and sharing the proceeds with his former tenants who helped to clear his mortgage. Chris Robarge, from Massachusetts, revealed on Facebook he had got a note and a $2,500 (£1,800) cheque out of the blue from a former landlord, whose name he didn’t share. InContinue reading “Generous Landlord Praised Online”
Mum And Her Disabled Son, Three, Face Living In Her Car
The mother of a disabled three-year-old has revealed how they’re facing living in her car after her landlord almost doubled her rent and then began eviction proceedings before the CDC issued a new eviction ban. A cessation of residential evictions that kept millions of people from being forced out of their homes terminated on Saturday,Continue reading “Mum And Her Disabled Son, Three, Face Living In Her Car”
High-earning Tenants are now expected to show their Incomes
Social tenants that are paid a higher bracket of wages will now be legally required to reveal their earnings if they take home more than £60,000, so that they’re then in line with the market rental. The Communities and Local Government department indicated last week that the government will set down in law that theContinue reading “High-earning Tenants are now expected to show their Incomes”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 