and claims the charity has been failing some tenants. it doesn t feel like home, it feels like a prison. it was destroyed, absolutely destroyed. i ve never seen anything like it. we ask, is public money being exploited for private gain? it s a really wild west system i and the winners are the people creaming off quite often very large profits. - boats like this don t come cheap. most people would never have the opportunity to own a boat like this. it would cost you more than a couple of hundred grand, and you can see why. one just like this was bought by a property developer called paul o rourke. here he is explaining his business model. we are a private limited company that buys properties for one price, develops them, and sells them for another and that s what we do as a business. there is a bit more to it than that. and it s all about the housing benefit that can be claimed to house vulnerable people who need support. the government calls it exempt accommodation. exempt ac
and that s what we do as a business. there is a bit more to it than that. and it s all about the housing benefit that can be claimed to house vulnerable people who need support. the government calls it exempt accommodation. exempt accommodation is a particular type of supported housing which is exempt from having benefit regulations, which means you can charge a higher rent. while there are good providers of this type of housing, there is mounting evidence this taxpayer funded system is open to exploitation. it s a really wild west system and the winners are the people creaming off quite often very large profits. you and i are paying for this situation every day that we pay tax. paul o rourke works closely with a charity called my space housing solutions. it is a registered provider of social housing. this is the village of north wingfield in derbyshire. in 2018, paul o rourke bought arcam house here. my space took a 20 year lease on the property and used it to house and supp
there s so many bad memories here. what sort of things happened when you were living there? well, every day there was a door being booted in, the hinges off, kicking, screaming, shouting, swearing, and chucking drugs outside the window, and itjust feels like a crack house. my space says anti social behaviour is not uncommon due to the vulnerabilities and complex needs of the tenants being supported. but louise says she didn t feel like she was getting much support. theyjust advise you to stay in, lock your doors, - and basically phone the police. how did it affect you? personally, myself, - i ended up having a really, really, really hard time with my mental healthl and my physical health.
in there, it s not good at all. there s so many bad memories here. what sort of things happened when you were living there? well, every day there was a door being booted in, the hinges off, kicking, screaming, shouting, swearing, and chucking drugs outside the window, and itjust feels like a crack house. my space says anti social behaviour is not uncommon due to the vulnerabilities and complex needs of the tenants being supported. but louisa says she didn t feel like she was getting much support. theyjust advise you to stay in, lock your doors - and basically phone the police. how did it affect you? personally, myself, - i ended up having a really, really, really hard time with my mental health| and my physical health.