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Housing crisis

Homebuilding in Greenwich has hit a ten-year low. Pictured: new flats being built in Woolwich.
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New homes being built in Greenwich hits ten-year low amid housebuilding 'crisis'

Kelly Piggott (left) says she and her children have been 'dumped' 20 miles out of town by Bexley Council, in a flat riddled with damp, mould and pests Kelly Piggott (left) says she and her children have been 'dumped' 20 miles out of town by Bexley Council, in a flat riddled with damp, mould and pests
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'Bexley dumped me and my kids in flat riddled with damp, mould, wasps and mice'

Hazel Speed was once a highly-regarded member of the Queen's Household. But now she is living in a waterlogged rental home, unable to move around her own home without shoe protectors Hazel Speed was once a highly-regarded member of the Queen's Household. But now she is living in a waterlogged rental home, unable to move around her own home without shoe protectors
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'I worked for the Queen and now I live in Bexley squalor and wash with a bucket'

Kay Antar says his home has been plagued by damp and mould issues for over a decade, including collapsing ceilings and mushrooms growing from his floor Kay Antar says his home has been plagued by damp and mould issues for over a decade, including collapsing ceilings and mushrooms growing from his floor
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'My Greenwich Council flat is so mouldy that mushrooms sprouted in the bathroom'

Sarah Shaw (left) tearfully told the News Shopper how she and her children were struggling to get by in their mouse-infested temporary accommodation after being evicted from their home of 11 years Sarah Shaw (left) tearfully told the News Shopper how she and her children were struggling to get by in their mouse-infested temporary accommodation after being evicted from their home of 11 years
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Cash-strapped Lewisham mum and kids stuck in mouse-infested home after eviction

Yazid Oufar and his wife Mounira, pictured with their new-born daughter, say Bromley Council tried to kick them on the street in sub-zero temperatures with no money or ID Yazid Oufar and his wife Mounira, pictured with their new-born daughter, say Bromley Council tried to kick them on the street in sub-zero temperatures with no money or ID
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'Bromley Council locked me out of my flat with no medication in freezing weather'

The cost-of-living crisis is seeing so many people forced from their homes, unable to pay their bills, that Greenwich Council says it is at 'breaking point' The cost-of-living crisis is seeing so many people forced from their homes, unable to pay their bills, that Greenwich Council says it is at 'breaking point'
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Greenwich Council at 'breaking point' as homeless hotel bill hits £95k a month

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