hello. this is bbc news with joanna gosling. one of the main issues on many people s minds right now as we head into winter is affordable housing. the rapid increase in interest rates has left many at breaking point over mortgage repayments. for others, rising rents are a serious cause for concern. bbc panorama has met three people trying to make ends meet. richard bilton reports. nonni is packing, but has nowhere to go. she s a nurse and a mum of four in bristol. you feel like you failed now, because i can t do that, not through a fault of my own, i ve done nothing wrong, but it s gone. i can t do it, i can t keep them safe, with a roof, despite trying. her partner works as well, and they have never missed their rent.
of her bedroom ceiling gave way. wow, oh, my god! that s extraordinary. she said the landlords didn t mend it. they say she didn t answer the door when they called. but after two months, she s had enough. right now, i m just living in my living room, i think that s what i do, i think i shut that door and i focus on heating where i am. which isn t really much of a life, is it? in the end, she decided to move out. her new place is £170 more per month. vicky s place is still on the market. and nonni s landlord has pushed the eviction back to january. but the family still can t find anywhere to live. richard bilton, bbc news. just three out of hundreds of
they say she didn t answer the door when they called. but after two months, she s had enough. right now, i m just living in my living room, i think that s what i do, i think i shut that door and i focus on heating where i am. which isn t really much of a life, is it? in the end, she decided to move out. her new place is £170 more per month. vicky s place is still on the market. and nonni s landlord has pushed the eviction back to january. but the family still can t find anywhere to live. richard bilton, bbc news. paris has switched on its traditional christmas light display this time, with an energy efficient twist. it s part of a national effort to consume less electricity, as naomi choy smith reports. the countdown to christmas is on at the champs elysee.
now as we head into winter is affordable housing. the rapid increase in interest rates has left many at breaking point over mortgage repayments and for others rising rents are a serious cause for concern. bbc panorama has met three people trying to make ends meet. richard bilton reports. nonni is packing, but has nowhere to go. she s a nurse and a mum of four in bristol. you feel like you failed now, because i can t do that, not through a fault of my own, i ve done nothing wrong, but it s gone. i can t do it, i can t keep them safe, with a roof, despite trying. her partner works as well, and they have never missed their rent. but the landlord wants to renovate the house and is evicting them. they say they can t afford anywhere else in the city. my aim in life is to put a safe roof over my children s head. i have worked really hard to earn money to be able to ensure that my children are safe, i wanted to be able to provide for them. and now even though i m
that s tough, isn t it? yeah, it is. yeah, it s been quite hard. georgina is living in a birmingham flat that s falling apart. two months ago, she filmed as part of her bedroom ceiling gave way. wow, oh, my god! that s extraordinary. she said the landlords didn t mend it. they say she didn t answer the door when they called. but after two months, she s had enough. right now, i m just living in my living room, i think that s what i do, i think i shut that door and i focus on heating where i am. which isn t really much of a life, is it? in the end, she decided to move out. her new place is £170 more per month. vicky s place is still on the market. and nonni s landlord has pushed the eviction back to january. but the family still can t