London council refuses to house homeless young mother after leaving her sofa surfing while pregnant

Council refuses to house young mother it left sofa surfing while pregnant

Hounslow council was told to offer the woman and her baby its next available suitable home after its failures meant she missed out on a number of secure tenancies, but it has refused

Mother 'desperate' to move from council flats because of anti-social behaviour

Council flat tenant Aimee Richards – Image: Richard Youle Richard Youle – Local democracy reporter A 23-year-old mother says she is increasingly desperate to move from council flats that she feels are no place to bring up two young children due to anti-social behaviour. Aimee Richards was aghast at security camera footage showing a man making strange noises and wearing only boxer shorts and a sock ferreting around bin bags in a communal area out…