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And the council tax in between tenants has gone up to £152 a month. the standing charges on the utilities have gone up. and also because i m so arthritic now and i can t fix it up myself, i ve got to pay people to do all the work on it. so fewer properties to rent as more families than ever seek a home. my old room was like a lot bigger. this one s really small, but my old room, i could, like, do stuff in. like, i would usually, like, draw picture like, and just nail it into the wall. but i can t do that here. caden has no place to call home. the 12 year old has previously spent two months in a hotel after his family were served with a no fault eviction. they re not allowed to decorate this temporary accommodation as they could be moved at any minute. just not knowing, you know, any day. this isn t secure. it isn t like, oh, we re definitely going to live here until we move on . something could happen with this place. we could move on again. ....
Homelessness means caden can no longer go to the same secondary school as his friends as he lives too far away. an unintended consequence of a broken housing system. that was michael buchanan reporting. joining us now isjohn glenton, executive directorfor joining us now isjohn glenton, executive director for the charitable housing association riverside care and support. this must be quite disappointing because during the pandemic homelessness actually went down, didn t it? it must be disappointing to see it go back up so quickly. must be disappointing to see it go back up so quickly. these numbers are more than back up so quickly. these numbers are more than disappointing, i back up so quickly. these numbers are more than disappointing, they| are more than disappointing, they are more than disappointing, they are really shocking but not entirely surprising. what they demonstrate is the need for the government to have a national plan to address the shortage of housing and critically ....
As some landlords pull out. ok, so this is your entrance hall. dorothy dawson has been renting out her home for 16 years, but she s selling up, blaming government plans to end no fault evictions and rising costs. well, the mortgage will triple, the payments on the buy to let mortgage will triple. and the council tax in between tenants has gone up to £152 a month. the standing charges on the utilities have gone up. and also, because i m so arthritic now and i can t fix it up myself, i ve got to pay people to do all the work on it. so fewer properties to rent, as more families than ever seek a home. my old room was, like, a lot bigger. this one s really small. in my old room, i could, like, do stuff. like, i would usually, like, draw a picture and just nail it into the wall. but i can t do that here. caden has no place to call home. ....