Revealed: the private landlords profiting from England’s housing crisis Read moreAs a fine autumnal rain begins to fall, these mothers tell their distressing stories. There are 1,779 households in mainly private sector temporary homes in Wales and 4,250 in Scotland. The Metro and St Peter’s Way hostels are run by the country’s highest-earning private provider, Finefair Ltd. Hackney councillor Polly Billington, whose ward includes the hostels, says families routinely complain about overcrowding, pest infestations, broken furniture and lack of laundry facilities. Newham council said it was increasingly reliant on private firms such as Theori as the number of homeless applicants far exceeded available properties.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2019 08:03 UTC