Revealed the private landlords profiting from England’s housing crisis
almost 6 years in The guardian
Big companies accused of overcharging as families are forced into low-quality emergency accommodation
Private companies have been accused of profiting from England’s deepening housing crisis after an Observer investigation found homeless families crammed into squalid hostels, crime-ridden tower blocks and rundown estates.
Freedom of information responses from councils in England’s top-50 homeless blackspots reveal that the 156 largest private providers of temporary accommodation collected more than £215m in the last financial year. On average these firms received £10,000 of public money for each booking. Continue reading...
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