Britain's hidden child homelessness crisis

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PoliticsJOE

2 ай бұрын

In some London boroughs, 1 in 10 children don't have a permanent place to call home.
Oli interviews Melesia, who's been placed into temporary accommodation with her two children, and housing expert Vicky Spratt to find out how things got so bad.
Presenter: Oli Dugmore
Producer: Laura Beveridge
Camera: Oli Johnson
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@lynnhickinbotham3784
@lynnhickinbotham3784 2 ай бұрын
It’s absolutely disgusting in 2024 that this is happening
@NeonVisual
@NeonVisual 2 ай бұрын
Vote Tory, get rekt
@alexanderjamesreed935
@alexanderjamesreed935 2 ай бұрын
Disgusting, but not surprising. After all the majority of the uk electorate "knew exactly what they were voting for".
@user-kx3fq1zo6f
@user-kx3fq1zo6f 2 ай бұрын
Tory is just a word. Nothing will change under a Labour government @@NeonVisual
@davidfernandes1608
@davidfernandes1608 2 ай бұрын
@@NeonVisual The labour party would do nothing to change this!
@NeonVisual
@NeonVisual 2 ай бұрын
@@davidfernandes1608 Labour place people's welfare at the top of the list. The Tories put money and low taxation on the rich at the top of their list. If you vote Tory you are either very rich, or stupid.
@coyharlingen
@coyharlingen 2 ай бұрын
Heart is breaking for her and her family. This country is so, so cruel. We NEED social housing to be built.
@kdk1716
@kdk1716 2 ай бұрын
I'm a single mum and this is my greatest fear. I feel so much for this lady
@NoContextRDH
@NoContextRDH 2 ай бұрын
Why did you let an untrustworthy man fertilise you?
@henben9215
@henben9215 2 ай бұрын
Do you work?
@NoContextRDH
@NoContextRDH 2 ай бұрын
Where is the father?
@lee9650
@lee9650 2 ай бұрын
​​@@henben9215Even those who do work, on low income, are often overcrowded and cramped and others are homeless. Life is honestly horrible there are no affordable homes for single people and the homes that do exist are far too expensive. It's just not good enough! What is the point of working or doing anything, nothing ever changes. It's like swimming underwater popping your head up every so often to get a bit of oxygen just to survive! Work for what exactly? To live in shit?
@lee9650
@lee9650 2 ай бұрын
​@@NoContextRDHWhat difference does that make?
@user-sk8gq3yl9q
@user-sk8gq3yl9q 2 ай бұрын
Welcome to managed decline
@user-kx3fq1zo6f
@user-kx3fq1zo6f 2 ай бұрын
I would call it controlled demolition.
@henben9215
@henben9215 2 ай бұрын
Why did most of these flee safe countries to take money from vulnerable please who need it already here ​@@user-kx3fq1zo6f
@stephenholmes1036
@stephenholmes1036 2 ай бұрын
Since the 1960s
@dennis8196
@dennis8196 2 ай бұрын
Conservative theft*
@Gph0367
@Gph0367 2 ай бұрын
UTTERLY disgraceful this is happening 😡 Well done for the great work Oli
@fante9
@fante9 2 ай бұрын
Landlords should be punished with jail time for health hazards that we see in this video
@johnwhite2293
@johnwhite2293 2 ай бұрын
It’s not the landlord’s fault she wants to live like this it’s her decision to live like this
@tobiastobias2419
@tobiastobias2419 2 ай бұрын
@@johnwhite2293 hahahaha You have a low IQ ? You can't think? She wants to live like this? hahaha
@CherryScorn
@CherryScorn 2 ай бұрын
Shes in temporary accommodation, having to condense her home into a couple of small rooms - what do you mean her choice to live like this? Were you not paying attention? 🤨
@user-kx3fq1zo6f
@user-kx3fq1zo6f 2 ай бұрын
@@CherryScorn Maybe she should go back to her country of origin. This country is too overcrowded.
@krispysox
@krispysox 2 ай бұрын
@@johnwhite2293 Come on John. See the bigger picture. You may have your life in control at the moment but things happen and you certainly would not get any more attention or support than this lady if you were in a similar situation.
@egriffiths8993
@egriffiths8993 2 ай бұрын
Dump and mould can be caused by leaks in pipes, damaged to drains and over flows or brick work. No amount of opening the window stops this kind of damp and mould. It’s not always caused by the tenant. Some of these houses would have been build badly 50 years ago
@allykhan8594
@allykhan8594 2 ай бұрын
You are right, but are tenants keeping the house heated to 27c all day? Hmo by law must be 27c but they are expensive to stay in.
@HitchcockTheSnail
@HitchcockTheSnail 2 ай бұрын
Housing stock for first time buyers has been decimated by portfolio landlords who buy up the cheapest stock without spending a penny to upgrade the property. Tenants on the lowest income, often working full time, need public funding by way of benefits to top-up their rent which means, effectively, these lower end portfolio landlords are getting other tax payers to pay their rent all while reducing stock for families starting out. Bonkers Britain.
@johnwhite2293
@johnwhite2293 2 ай бұрын
What a complete and utter lie, the reason why there isn’t enough rental properties is because it isn’t financially viable to buy a property take a mortgage out on it and rent it out. You can’t earn enough money from the rent after you’ve been taxed and the interest payments on the money to pay the mortgage. Therefore the amount of rental stock has significantly reduced over the last few years. As far as maintaining the properties, the landlord will only do work on the house once a tenant has left for the next tenant because the tenants always trash the house, as they never look after them. This lady is an ideal example.
@no-oneinparticular7264
@no-oneinparticular7264 2 ай бұрын
In my area , 16,000 homes have been purchased....but not for Brits.
@rwjc4530
@rwjc4530 2 ай бұрын
@@johnwhite2293 wrong. Its because you have to pay 100s of thousands for old cheap bricks and over priced land that the Queen owns. Also government in bed with banks who make billions in Interest. Slavery
@sp-1973
@sp-1973 2 ай бұрын
​@johnwhite2293 'the tenants always trash the trash the house' what absolute bullshit! I've rented for 10 years, never missed a payment and kept my home immaculate, stop stereotyping people !! 🤬🤬🤬
@moosky7344
@moosky7344 2 ай бұрын
It's all about supply and demand
@0Apes0
@0Apes0 2 ай бұрын
I was in ‘temporary’ accommodation for 11 years, my mental health has skyrocketed positively since I’m no longer in a mouldy leaky home, private landlord ‘temporary’.
@fintamaria2429
@fintamaria2429 2 ай бұрын
I tell you to think about the future of the next generation, half of the children are malnourished, the other half have lung and asthma problems... This is what the future will look like in ten years😢😢😢
@fintamaria2429
@fintamaria2429 2 ай бұрын
@@Smiggles_X1406 When I decided to have children, we were two people. Then my husband died, I had to manage on my own and in a few years I succeeded... Without a bit of compassion, sir, you were born like this🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
@EmmanuellaUdofia
@EmmanuellaUdofia 2 ай бұрын
You're a joke. You do understand that circumstances can change, right? 😂 ​@@Smiggles_X1406
@Laura-lc2io
@Laura-lc2io 2 ай бұрын
@@fintamaria2429 Example like yours are extremely rare. Most people who are raising children in that kind of conditions used to live like that before and they decided to have them anyway.
@stephenholmes1036
@stephenholmes1036 2 ай бұрын
The same as the 1960s then.
@Jess-qs3wq
@Jess-qs3wq 2 ай бұрын
I’ve just moved into a new house, it’s the second time I have had to move in 2 years. It’s insanely expensive, I have had to move out of my city and further away because all of the family housing is student HMO and the rest is unaffordable. There is no security in the private rented sector, my last landlord served us notice and then let it out again a few months later at a higher rent ?! It’s very traumatic and it can cause serious trauma to children who have no safe place to call home.
@thisismetoday
@thisismetoday 2 ай бұрын
The UK needs to introduce proper housing laws. Conditions like this should simply not be allowed. Look at Germany. They have some of the best tenancy laws for renters
@keithparker1346
@keithparker1346 2 ай бұрын
First we need to break our obsession with owning property rather than renting
@giansideros
@giansideros 2 ай бұрын
​@@keithparker1346 more like obsession with owning more than the home you reside in. 1/3 mortgages at the moment are Buy To Let, that doesn't even take into account homes that are just bought outright with cash.
@liszaf3976
@liszaf3976 2 ай бұрын
That always makes me laugh in Germany you don't even get a kitchen when you rent, the first thing you do is have to pay to have one installed!!!!!!!!
@MR-rj2qw
@MR-rj2qw 2 ай бұрын
@@liszaf3976it depends, actually. There a places that have a kitchen. If you have to pay for a new one, that is your property then and you can take it with you when you move. I did so two times. If your stuff is in good condition and you do not want to take it with you, you can sell it to your landlord and the next person will have a kitchen installed already. BUT if they want to move in with their own kitchen that might actually not be welcome … 😅
@thisismetoday
@thisismetoday 2 ай бұрын
@@liszaf3976 You may not get a kitchen, but you get - a tenancy agreement where no one can kick you out, - housing standards that MUST be obeyed by law. I am talking about things the UK hasn’t even heard of: No mould allowed (NADA!), windows MUST close and be sealed properly, windows MUST be double-glazed as a minimum, heating MUST be working properly, etc. If any of these things are not adhered to, you can literally sue your landlord. This means, we never have to “hope” that we find a place with a decent landlord, because they’re all decent as they know the strong laws. We never have to be afraid to be kicked out of our homes. We’re never cold in our homes. There are no drafts. Nor wet walls. Oh, did I mention that you always have indefinite contracts. Meaning no rent negotiations every year. You stick with the rent that you moved in with, and rent increase is regulated so it can only be - I think - maximum 7 per cent increase per annum. But yes, feel free to complain about the kitchen. (Oftentimes you can even take over the kitchen of the previous tenants.)
@thespectre717
@thespectre717 2 ай бұрын
We should honestly be ashamed as a country !!
@Victoria-hz3gx
@Victoria-hz3gx 2 ай бұрын
THIS LADY IS TELLING THE TRUTH AS I AM LIVING IT WITH A DISABLED CHILD! IT IS SO STRESSFUL EMOTIONALLY PAINFUL, DEPRESSING AND TRAUMATIC. VERY HARD WORK AND YOUR HEALTH SUFFERS. I'M IN ABERDEEN SCOTLAND.
@janes9264
@janes9264 2 ай бұрын
And yet they housed the Sullivan family with 12 children in a massive house in that area, dad now out of work also. Terrible you get no help.
@Victoria-hz3gx
@Victoria-hz3gx 2 ай бұрын
@@janes9264 Thank you, yes I am going to write to the MP of the ward with pictures. I appreciate your support and acknowledgement. May God Bless You. 😊🕊️
@masquarra
@masquarra 2 ай бұрын
Yet, we have monarchy of one family that are billionaires. Suppourted fully by the suffering taxpayers
@_Why_123
@_Why_123 2 ай бұрын
@masquarra - 😲 billionaires? ... half of the planet, you mean? ... If there was the desire to solve this whole problem, they could do it with the change they have in their greedy pockets! 🙁
@stephenholmes1036
@stephenholmes1036 2 ай бұрын
We have governments that do zero, councils who sweep them away Labour councils. Politicians have done ZERO
@Helenamaedance
@Helenamaedance 2 ай бұрын
How are we a 1st world country? This is Charles Dickens in reality in the 21st century 😢
@user-hi5px9fp7s
@user-hi5px9fp7s 2 ай бұрын
Whoever is in charge of this property should be made to live it and this woman should be given their property. This is not on as disgusting and not right.
@Laura-lc2io
@Laura-lc2io 2 ай бұрын
What do you mean "given property"? You can always give her yours.
@junglesuperstar9270
@junglesuperstar9270 2 ай бұрын
This woman actually must work and save for HER property .
@karenwilson9528
@karenwilson9528 2 ай бұрын
Councils are paying the price for selling all council housing!!! And so are we!!! Private landlords are the problem, and they know they can do anything because there are nowhere else to put people! Just another lovly gift from Thatcher!
@user-dr7by9dx8l
@user-dr7by9dx8l 2 ай бұрын
No one should have to live like this.
@halimayusuf4989
@halimayusuf4989 2 ай бұрын
it’s really bad for the families to put up with this kind unsafe accommodation
@irenecoulson3079
@irenecoulson3079 2 ай бұрын
Poor lady and her children, just heart breaking
@bishboshs
@bishboshs 2 ай бұрын
It's crazy how many of the UKs problems stem from poor housing policy: Child Poverty Productivity Wages Health inequalities Crime
@Victoria-hz3gx
@Victoria-hz3gx 2 ай бұрын
WHAT DO PEOPLE DO TO DESERVE THIS? NOTHING EXCEPT LIVE IN THE UK 🇬🇧
@xrayfish2020
@xrayfish2020 2 ай бұрын
I'm old enough to remember the debates that surronded Thacther's right to purchase council homes and the arguements against this policy which were never lsitened too. Which as led to disater were in now, which has been now nearly 40 years in the making.
@allykhan8594
@allykhan8594 2 ай бұрын
If u can believe dara 300,000 were sold from its introduction to date.
@user-kx3fq1zo6f
@user-kx3fq1zo6f 2 ай бұрын
Mass immigration is by far the biggest cause of the housing crisis.
@HA05GER
@HA05GER 2 ай бұрын
Council house should of never been sold and I live in one and I will also benefit a large inheritance because my dad bought one. It's crazy it makes no sense to let people buy them up so quickly. Maybe the rules should be changed to having to live in the property longer before purchase and longer after purchase.
@kroon275
@kroon275 2 ай бұрын
So we shouldnt have allowed the working classes to buy THEIR council houses and should have just kept fleecing them for rent? 👏
@HA05GER
@HA05GER 2 ай бұрын
@@kroon275 I think the time period should be extended and the rent isn't bad for example my 3bed is going up to £480 far less than a mortgage. I planned to buy mine but I don't think I will now as having a recurring health problem I can get help with rent as I'm out of work currently because of my health problems. The government won't pay my mortgage however stupid rule as they'll pay a landlords mortgage.
@MrDman70
@MrDman70 2 ай бұрын
I hung out at Lambeth temporary accommodations in the 80s because of friends of mine. I saw poverty. The fact nothing is improving is a real shame.
@trildi
@trildi 2 ай бұрын
The UK population has no idea what poverty is.
@user-ww5ru8pm9z
@user-ww5ru8pm9z 2 ай бұрын
Disgusting, someone at the top should be held accountable!
@freetobeme6013
@freetobeme6013 2 ай бұрын
I can’t believe they’re are still doing this. They did it to me with a sick baby in 1996! Shame on them, what would it really take to repair these properties so that young mothers can raise healthy children in them? I hope she gets something soon. 🙏🏻
@MElaughs
@MElaughs 2 ай бұрын
Interesting to drop this after the landlord interviews. You're raising the right conversations.
@abbiebrown2733
@abbiebrown2733 2 ай бұрын
Landlords should be prosecuted if the house is not adequate
@theredisland
@theredisland 2 ай бұрын
If we didnt have landlords, how would we have houses?
@fintamaria2429
@fintamaria2429 2 ай бұрын
What do you do when your salary does not even cover your rent, where does the money come from to pay someone to paint, I think you have never been so poor to understand. I was in a situation where every weekend we disinfected the apartment and it came back again. That's how I was relaxing for six days of work😢😢😢😢
@california7376
@california7376 2 ай бұрын
It will never be resolved because of the mindset in the UK: "Housing is an asset" not a home.
@AndreaPhelps-vf3js
@AndreaPhelps-vf3js 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely.
@NeonVisual
@NeonVisual 2 ай бұрын
That bouncing camera is really distracting. Stop playing with stabilisation in post productions.
@stephenholmes1036
@stephenholmes1036 2 ай бұрын
This has been going on since the 1960s watch 1960s world in action reports. The late Ray Gosling did excellent films on poverty in the UK in the mid to late 1960s. Governments have done little and since 1981 virtually nothing. Without charities god only knows. The late Jack Profumo did alot of good in this sector
@sianscountrylife4925
@sianscountrylife4925 2 ай бұрын
This is just appalling...how on earth can they cope . ❤I'm sickened by what this government has done to people who are already struggling .
@carlobeny7400
@carlobeny7400 2 ай бұрын
I LIVE IN NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND AND I HAVE MOULD IN MY GROUND FLOOR FLAT, THAT MY HOUSING ASSOCIATION HAVE PARTLY DEALT WITH IN MOULD CLEANING THE EFFECTED AREAS, BUT STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO FIX THE EXTRACTION FAN UNIT TO TAKE OUT THE CONDENSATION IN MY FLAT, SINCE I REPORTED IT IN MAY 2023. I AM THINKING IN GETTING IN TOUCH WITH A SOLICITOR ONLINE FOR ACTION OR COMPENSATION.I AM CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM A COLD AND COUGH THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY AND GOING TO SEE MY GP FOR ADVICE AND MORE MEDICATION, AS I HAVE SOME HEALTH ISSUES.
@gaptoothpatrick
@gaptoothpatrick 2 ай бұрын
Contact your local MP and ask them to get involved - they have case workers and it can spur the housing association into action
@melnason7825
@melnason7825 2 ай бұрын
I live in Nottingham too.....was just wondering what housing association you were with.....if you don't mind disclosing. I have damp and mould throughout my flat and my patch manager just told me to deal with it myself as there's not enough staff to come out to deal with the issue and she said it is caused by me drying my clothes indoors. In my opinion.....the fact I don't even have central heating in my property doesn't help the issue. She told me to open the windows more?????? Obviously she doesn't realise how cold it is without sufficient heating. In the past 2years my rent has jumped up nearly £30 per week for a 2 bed flat. As long as they keep getting their rent every month they don't seem bothered?
@user-lo6hu5bz7p
@user-lo6hu5bz7p 2 ай бұрын
No child deserves this. Years of Camerons austerity and years of Tory cuts in favour of the rich have been catastrophic.
@Bringon-dw8dx
@Bringon-dw8dx 2 ай бұрын
Their parents should be punished for bringing them into this situation.
@mrsm8821
@mrsm8821 2 ай бұрын
I know a family who has spent 23 years in temporary accomodation . All of her food goes mouldy ..
@DavidJohnson-dc8lu
@DavidJohnson-dc8lu 2 ай бұрын
That is really bad, but no offence, she can actually open the windows, get some bleach, get some anti-mould spray and gets some anti mould paint too. Why on earth is the child's car seat placed right next to the mould, and why is there food out if she has mice? She has kitchen cabients but is placing food on the floor? The accommidation does not actually look bad, the doors, carpet, tiling and kitchen cabients look new, she is just not keeping up with the property. She has to take some responsiblity for all her hoarded goods and lack of cleaning. Really she should learn to gather same shame, because truly if that was my home, I would have cleaned for a month before letting the cameras in. She should go on one of those community college home up keeping courses, where they teach you how to deal with mould and change light bulbs.
@allykhan8594
@allykhan8594 2 ай бұрын
Lol responsibility!
@1Strawbz1
@1Strawbz1 2 ай бұрын
lol
@DesperateDan3231
@DesperateDan3231 2 ай бұрын
I suspect this would happen in any property she was given. Declutter, clean and ventilate. I get it's difficult if you have no money to run a dehumidifyer or heating, but the problem could definitely be reduced by a little self help. If I had been in temporary accommodation for years I'd have ditched most of my junk. If it's in boxed and bags you don't need it. Go minimalist
@helpanimals-
@helpanimals- 2 ай бұрын
you are easily fooled and an asshole. Getting rid of mold in a humid country while in a cramped place while having to work as a single parent??
@phil8528
@phil8528 2 ай бұрын
I have to admit that I found myself in a similar situation and I just stole electrical goods and sold them to places like cash converters and CEX until I had enough to pay 6 months rent in advance on a private place. Continued my crime spree, while working and honestly I don’t think there was another way out of it.
@AYoutubeAccountName
@AYoutubeAccountName 2 ай бұрын
Did you steal from commercial or private property? I had always assumed that stealing office monitors would be the easier thing to steal given that people aren't there evenings or weekends but maybe you've got some insight of why homes are better if you chose those?
@jigsaw2253
@jigsaw2253 2 ай бұрын
Lol don’t confess your crimes
@phil8528
@phil8528 2 ай бұрын
@@AKZfaqAccountName I targeted department stores. Even walking straight out the doors during business hours with a flat screen TV worth £1,500. Other items like expensive Bluetooth speakers and headphones were the things I targeted most. I also stole expensive perfumes and sold them online. A lot of department stores only put the security alarms on the items at the front of the shelf, so if you get one from the back it won’t set off an alarm when you exit. Also despite some stores having the scanners on toilet doors, some don’t, so you can take the item to the toilet, to remove the tags. With the large items like the tv’s they don’t put any security alarms on them because they presume no one will try and steal them. I also stole guitars and amps from guitar shops. I stole all of my groceries from M&S and Waitrose during this time too, so saved money on food while also living the high life food quality wise. I have to admit I really committed to it by wearing smart clothes e.t.c to look like I could afford the stuff I was stealing.
@phil8528
@phil8528 2 ай бұрын
@@AKZfaqAccountName I tried to reply man, but KZfaq auto deleted it. In short, it was department stores.
@phil8528
@phil8528 2 ай бұрын
@@jigsaw2253 the police have bigger fish to fry so I don’t mind talking about it and they’d have to go and request details from place I sold to e.t.c for any real evidence. They don’t even put that level of effort into murder investigation 😂
@theDoggydodo
@theDoggydodo 2 ай бұрын
I am in northern Ireland and the same is going on here. Renting is off the roof and getting higher. I simply cant find anything cheaper. Single glazing, mouldy walls. Housing can only help so much as my rent shoots up. I will be homeless before the end of the year.
@sandrafinbar
@sandrafinbar 2 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that. I hope something changes for you for the better.
@ioanapopa3911
@ioanapopa3911 2 ай бұрын
I live in the UK but I'm originally from Romania and was born in the communist regime; my parents went out to protest during the Revolution in 1989 and everything changed afterwards. I'm always baffled why people in this country don't protest about anything...and not just protest outside the UK Parliament, but in as many cities and towns as well and just bring everything to a stand still and make politicians aware that they don't have all the power and are replaceable...
@Jourifouler
@Jourifouler 2 ай бұрын
I get that the landlords should be fixing this but you can also get a bottle of mould remover for a few quid and stop it getting this bad
@shelleyphilcox4743
@shelleyphilcox4743 2 ай бұрын
@Jourifouler When the building itself is the problem, it is very, very difficult to keep on top of it. They need dehumidifier, but that's expensive on the electric and the hire costs..but that's a short term help not a solution. Decluttering helps a bit, but another problem is affording heating...but even this still wont fix all the underlying problem and when its tower blocks it is unlikely to ever get the problems resolved. When its riddled through the building, we arent talking about a little localised area you can keep on top of, its everywhere constantly. I've lived in places with mould problems to various degrees, and it can be terrible. That said theres plenty of homeowners with mould problems they cant afford to resolve either and they wont get any help. It is not acceptable that the housing stock we have is so bad, and that housing is so expensive that average wages just wont ever be enough to buy. 56% of people earn under £30k a year, and average home, not even looking at London/south east specifically, is about £300k. This is out of hand.
@jackkruese4258
@jackkruese4258 2 ай бұрын
The population of London has gone up from 7.4 million in 2011 to 8.6 million today so it’s obviously impossible for people and especially new arrivals to get exactly what they want.
@Grif921
@Grif921 2 ай бұрын
These are the consequences of uncontrolled immigration, The UK will become a cesspit. People coming here expecting mansions because they have children. It has to stop.
@TheotherTempestfox
@TheotherTempestfox 2 ай бұрын
There's a difference "not getting what you want" and being forced to live somewhere that's dangerous to your health.
@jackkruese4258
@jackkruese4258 2 ай бұрын
@@TheotherTempestfox Yes maybe but that doesn’t mean simple maths don’t apply. London simply hasn’t got the space.
@TheotherTempestfox
@TheotherTempestfox 2 ай бұрын
@@jackkruese4258 I don't understand what that has to do with slumlord landlords not maintaining the property and leaving their tenants in unsafe conditions and/or evicting Tennants with barely any notice.
@jackkruese4258
@jackkruese4258 2 ай бұрын
I get the point that slum landlords don’t maintain properties. Obviously the law needs to change, I wasn’t arguing otherwise but it’s not relevant to the point I was making. In the video the point was made that in some London boroughs as many as 1 in 10 children live in temporary accommodation causing serious overcrowding, as this family is. And the fact that the population has recently risen so rapidly can’t be discounted as a contributing factor to the deteriorating situation regarding availability.
@pallascat1743
@pallascat1743 2 ай бұрын
Plenty of families are been put up in run down hotels. They're not always safe places either.
@vincentblack7467
@vincentblack7467 2 ай бұрын
​@@Smiggles_X1406why because they think the state should provide everything for them.. It's the milk and honey mentally.. Everything given on a platter...
@pallascat1743
@pallascat1743 2 ай бұрын
Because we live in a society with one of the biggest economies in the world. After WW2 a large chunk of people were housed by the government. If they could do it in the wake of WW2 there is no reason they can't do it now. Especially since the cost of living crisis was born out of multiple disastrous Tory policies.
@chezjervisdcfc
@chezjervisdcfc 2 ай бұрын
Last 20 years..to many forigners and we have not built the houseing to accommodate . Far to many homeless because of the goverments spending
@trildi
@trildi 2 ай бұрын
Those 'forigners' have better spelling skills in your language than you do. They also work and are not on benefits.
@chezjervisdcfc
@chezjervisdcfc Ай бұрын
@@trildi erm I don't bloody think so..they all on benefits don't give me that rubbish .do you not see on the news the thousands coming into uk scrounging
@nathonso_edits
@nathonso_edits 2 ай бұрын
Don't know the whole situation, maybe the mold was there when they moved in, but having a room packed full of stuff (especially against the walls) and poor ventilation is usually the cause of mold. Understand why she has a lot of stuff packed up due to having to move a lot, but she should consider getting rid of a lot of things that aren't of use (especially if they are covered in mold!). Landlord is to blame too as they shouldn't be letting their properties get in this state! Landlord needs to get someone in to clean the mold and educate the tennant on having proper ventilation.
@ShakirahIbaad
@ShakirahIbaad 2 ай бұрын
Very reasonable response, I agree. I just worry that even if the landlord did this the lady featured in this video would just think that the landlord was making excuses not to do more extensive work (even though there isn’t really much that can be done other than what you mentioned in your comment).
@Robotron5000Deluxe
@Robotron5000Deluxe 2 ай бұрын
Good ventilation and putting the heating on regularly stops damp and mould. If people don't want to open windows then they need to use a dehumidifier.
@siobhan-rae
@siobhan-rae 2 ай бұрын
@@Robotron5000Deluxedo you think these people can afford heating?
@davidfernandes1608
@davidfernandes1608 2 ай бұрын
The labour party will do nothing to change this!
@liszaf3976
@liszaf3976 2 ай бұрын
50% of social housing now goes to immigrants, this is a fact that can not be ignored and with more families arriving daily this adds to an already huge housing problem!
@JLC2404
@JLC2404 2 ай бұрын
I agree and no one seems to be talking about this point. Social housing was originally purposed for british people not everyone in the world who wants cheaper accomodation hence why there's now no social housing left!!! But don't get me wrong there's many other factors that are contributing to this disaster but giving half of social housing stock away to economic migrants who after 5years can buy the property without it being replenished is a major reason as to why the Uk has a housing crisis.
@fibson9775
@fibson9775 2 ай бұрын
Liar. It's around 17 percent for the whole of the U.K.
@liszaf3976
@liszaf3976 2 ай бұрын
@@fibson9775 Google it in London it's 50%
@macca9770
@macca9770 2 ай бұрын
Hardly new (not a justification). We had severe mould in our council premises in the mid-80’s. After applying the council’s magic paint, it came through the very next winter.
@nathanaelsmith3553
@nathanaelsmith3553 2 ай бұрын
100% Spot on. The shadow housing minister has financially benefitted from Thatcher's right to buy scheme. I hope she remembers where she came from when she inevitably gets into power. Starmer's refusal to remove the Tory cap on children's entitlement to benefit doesnt fill me with hope.
@JP-sm4cs
@JP-sm4cs 2 ай бұрын
We need mid rise buildings and multistorey terraces builts to a passivhaus or BREEAM excellent standard, not more suburbs on flood plains
@coraltaylor8159
@coraltaylor8159 2 ай бұрын
Heartbreaking 😢
@Holismleith
@Holismleith 2 ай бұрын
Decent coverage 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@ppe3282
@ppe3282 2 ай бұрын
Right to buy could be fantastic if done properly. If all the money went towards new houses for people in need. But no new houses in the areas never happened, my house is ex council . We bought it from the previous owner. 8 houses on our street. Only 2 now are council, 2 are owner occupied. 4 are privately rented,
@tiffanyhoff5806
@tiffanyhoff5806 2 ай бұрын
This is heartbreaking and yet more people are coming in.
@dmac4079
@dmac4079 2 ай бұрын
This house needs ventilation because this type of mould is caused by the occupants. So many of the rooms are stuffed with possessions. If you dont provide good air flow you will experience problems with mould.
@legrambo
@legrambo 2 ай бұрын
I agree but unless the lady can get help with storage - which is expensive - then her only option is to dispose of her property! My first thoughts were exactly yours, declutter, but it's hard. I speak as a 66 year old man who is in the same situation, placed in Temporary Accommodation after refusing to accept a 25% private rent increase. Never in my life did I imagine I would find myself in this situation but we are making the best of it and lucky to have family paying for storage for our belongings. We are warm and comfortable and damp free and are grateful for the help and support.
@colleenpeck6347
@colleenpeck6347 2 ай бұрын
She needs to get rid of her hoard. It is not allowing the walls to get any ventilation. Portable dehumidifiers work wonders.
@allykhan8594
@allykhan8594 2 ай бұрын
Correct! Also is house heated to 21-27c all day?
@crayontom9687
@crayontom9687 2 ай бұрын
You haven’t accounted for poor cavity wall insulation. A property should be able to have stuff in it without resulting in that filth on the walls
@chickadee317
@chickadee317 2 ай бұрын
100%
@SlayerEddyTV
@SlayerEddyTV 2 ай бұрын
I think we should change the way we build homes because they way we currently build homes takes too long, costs too much, and leak too much heat, and that could probably look like a publicly run version of BOXABL (U.S) to build social homes, a company that makes fully customizable homes, these homes are built in factories on a manufacturing line and are put together on site where needed, this would speed up the building process and lower the cost of homes. These homes could then be used as a revenue stream for councils like council housing used to be.
@allykhan8594
@allykhan8594 2 ай бұрын
The cointry is not there yet they need disasteemr for them to innovate. 2025 will be tsunami as landlords exit in greater numbers.
@grannyplum7541
@grannyplum7541 2 ай бұрын
Shocking in this day and age
@donnablackman3954
@donnablackman3954 2 ай бұрын
I've been in temp since 2016 ❤ UK is a disgrace more disignated sites for caravans that would be better then temp accommodation, ❤❤ simple more land for cararavans mobile homes or prefabs would be cheaper and more better then hostols ❤
@sg333ify
@sg333ify 2 ай бұрын
On the topic, you guys should talk about some private businesses that take advantage of the housing crisis while pretending they're helping. I have worked for a company called Caridon and I heard shocking stories. You just need to pass in front of their Croydon head office to see what kind of car they can afford.
@suzann2531
@suzann2531 2 ай бұрын
To all those good doer’s who go on the streets shouting refugees welcome this is why I criticise them. We have a lady like this with kids needing a house. Look after our own first.
@freetobeme6013
@freetobeme6013 2 ай бұрын
6:34 she’s absolutely correct but with so much migration these days we’d still be in this position. The councils need to go HARD on all slumlords.
@proffessorclueless
@proffessorclueless 2 ай бұрын
Why would heartless property owners change the law that reduces their income? Wrong solution. Only solution is to stop anyone owning more than one property then build more housing. Expecting a rich person to build a house for you to live in and pay for all your healthcare and give you money when you are out of work is an unrealistic long term solution. The priority should be water, food, housing with a means to heat it and clothing. Without these priorities being met people die. We are in a vicious circle of inequality creating more inequality. This means a lot more money for the land/property owners and a constantly declining GDP per capita for the rest. The GDP per capita has plummeted for the bottom 50% of the population whilst their housing costs have soared over the last 14 years. We are slowly but surely returning to feudalism.
@paulgibbons2320
@paulgibbons2320 2 ай бұрын
If you think Labour are going to change this. Go back and count the number of landlords in their ranks.
@trildi
@trildi 2 ай бұрын
It's alright. We counted the number of landlords in the Tory ranks as well.
@paulgibbons2320
@paulgibbons2320 2 ай бұрын
@@trildi good, so you already know that renters are going to lose the election either way. Why would you listen to these lies and false promises ? Turkeys don't vote for Christmas. They just had a vote on affordability of rents and instead of bringing in rent controls they aloud tennants to keep a pet instead. Debate will be kept out of the house for years now.
@dharmacharinipasadanandi7110
@dharmacharinipasadanandi7110 2 ай бұрын
Shameful. Thank you for posting this
@nomad90125
@nomad90125 2 ай бұрын
Install a ceiling fan & keep it running 24/7 will stop mould but will increase electricity consumption a little.
@jessicax7274
@jessicax7274 2 ай бұрын
Open the window keep room circulated and don't put anything near any wall!
@coffee6783
@coffee6783 2 ай бұрын
Short-term rentals mean that ordinary working people can't find affordable secure rentals or even affordable homes to buy. Local people all over the Western world are finding it harder and harder to secure long-term affordable homes.
@davidfernandes1608
@davidfernandes1608 2 ай бұрын
Get a second Job! No party wants to solve it. Most of the population don't want to solve it. 70% of MPs are Landlords. 60% of the UK (adults) are homeowners. The only way to solve this would be to build more houses. But that would lead to property prices falling.
@Debbie-henri
@Debbie-henri 2 ай бұрын
With regard to the black mould - it's an increasing problem everywhere. The cause is a combination of better insulation and increased humidity in our atmosphere. I never had black mould in my house - until I improved it with double glazing. Then the stuff grew everywhere, and I now fight a daily battle with it, bleaching sites with mould sprays (it never goes away 100%). I now have to leave windows slightly ajar to circulate air better. This reduces it, especially during the warm weather, but the house is now as draughty as it was before I installed double glazing.
@camelopardalis84
@camelopardalis84 2 ай бұрын
Leaving windows open slighly ajar hardly helps with air circulation. The only air that gets circulated is the air very close to the window. Opening the windows completely (all the windows on a floor at the same time) for technically as long as possible (unless you're heating and unless it's hot outside and you let the heat in) is a so much more useful technique.
@Permissiontospk
@Permissiontospk 2 ай бұрын
And still the government allows half a million more people in per year! Unbelievably irresponsible - instead of sorting homes for the people who they are supposed to be serving. And all Khan does is fine people for using streets claiming cars are bad for health 😮 It’s no good blaming Thatcher, it’s Blairs Landlord Special that’s had more negative impact than anything. Those council houses were supposed to be ‘owner-occupancy’, not in the hands of landlords.
@mawkernewek
@mawkernewek 2 ай бұрын
6:20 That's David Cameron in a wig.
@mp71001
@mp71001 2 ай бұрын
I can’t un-see that now 😂
@MusicLover-ui9sm
@MusicLover-ui9sm 2 ай бұрын
There absolutely needs to be laws to all homeowners to fix their homes the right way And get out mold and repair their homes It’s causing death While they collect money
@stevenmackay3342
@stevenmackay3342 2 ай бұрын
The critical analysis in this video is woefully disappointing; though I do appreciate it was quite short in length. There are a number of statements made by the person in the temporary accommodation that aren't queried to the extent that they should be. Also, there are a number of key questions that aren't asked by the journalist that would shed a brighter light on this topic. 🙏
@user-bj2xn8jk7t
@user-bj2xn8jk7t 2 ай бұрын
Medias don't broadcast this
@user-zw7or5xj2r
@user-zw7or5xj2r 2 ай бұрын
This is just so sad.
@gaspode505
@gaspode505 2 ай бұрын
Why they didn't stop "right to buy" ??
@lkyuvsad
@lkyuvsad 2 ай бұрын
Or at least replace the lost social housing
@johnwhite2293
@johnwhite2293 2 ай бұрын
The reason why they don’t stop right to buy it, because in a housing estate, there needs to be a proportion of people who actually own their own properties, because if nobody owns their properties, the housing estate eventually rots by having people who own their own houses they actually look after them and keeps the area up
@M_Bamboozled
@M_Bamboozled 2 ай бұрын
Because they knew that years later (now), there would be a huge amount of housing stock available for purchase by the rich. They just had to wait a generation and now they're buying it up as an asset or to rent out. Another Tory plan to move national wealth into private pockets. Thatcher's legacy coming to fruition.
@user-wg4zw6js8u
@user-wg4zw6js8u 3 күн бұрын
How can even exist a house like this? How can we allow that? Really.
@lee9650
@lee9650 2 ай бұрын
The housing crisis should be the Governments number 1 priority. People are overcrowded and cramped and others are homeless. Life is honestly horrible there are no affordable homes for single people and the homes that do exist are far too expensive. It's just not good enough! What is the point of working or doing anything, nothing ever changes. It's like swimming underwater popping your head up every so often to get a bit of oxygen just to survive!
@DeputyChiefWhip
@DeputyChiefWhip 2 ай бұрын
Seems a bit strange why governments dont want to own things like social housing… governments have so little ownership, and letting things go private, only makes the country poorer and the rich, who love assets get much richer.
@LeornianCyng
@LeornianCyng 2 ай бұрын
It’s a disgrace that we live in a country in 2024 where our entire infrastructure is a shambles and falling to bits. People should not be living in such horrific conditions. All of this is self inflicted by Westminster and local councils who should be ashamed of themselves.
@Mr---mr4ll
@Mr---mr4ll 2 ай бұрын
I rent a room for £1000 a month… landlord wouldn’t buy dehumidifier or sort it out… the rubbish on Amazon doesn’t do the job… Had to buy £200 dehumidifier but my lord has it made my life easier… Literally emptying the 2.5L bucket every 2 days… 😢
@jsusvskbsv
@jsusvskbsv 2 ай бұрын
It's called a window, you should try opening it some time...
@Mina-ti9nh
@Mina-ti9nh 2 ай бұрын
​@@jsusvskbsv 🤡
@colleenpeck6347
@colleenpeck6347 2 ай бұрын
The LG dehumidifier works very well.
@allykhan8594
@allykhan8594 2 ай бұрын
It is likely your own perspiration!
@HorseSaddleRider
@HorseSaddleRider 2 ай бұрын
Right to buy was the greatest levelling up scheme this country saw since WW2. It should have been followed up with another scheme to support home buyers when the housing stock shrank. Renters should be investing in property ownership - councils cannot sustain temporary accommodation for them.
@jeannemillsom9300
@jeannemillsom9300 2 ай бұрын
@HorseSaddleRider I thought Mrs Thatcher was an excellent PM, however this "right to buy scheme" caused gross inflation in the cost of buying a home. Many council tenants were profligate and squandered their money, but on this scheme they were able to buy their house at a peppercorn rate and eventually sell it on for thousands more. This inflated the cost of purchasing a house, and deprived those who had scrimped and saved all their lives to buy one. Also the better council stock were purchased, leaving the poorer ones for rent. Add to this the fact that councils did not replace the social housing stock, and now the unprecedented level of immigration. No wonder these problems have occurred, we have returned to "Rachmanism".
@maria8809ttt
@maria8809ttt 2 ай бұрын
Garys economics. How right is he !!
@Jonnyicey
@Jonnyicey 2 ай бұрын
She's made the perfect conditions for mould and blames the house / landlord... She needs to declutter and open windows from time to time, get some mould killer and clean the walls... It's not hard to do. I feel sorry for that landlord when she leaves the property in such a bad state.
@healingprotectioncreation7117
@healingprotectioncreation7117 2 ай бұрын
True. I have sympathy for her children, though.
@Wokewan
@Wokewan 2 ай бұрын
A lot of the rented houses also get infested with flies as the tenants keep the windows shut all the time.
@dougaldouglas8842
@dougaldouglas8842 2 ай бұрын
The Rackmans we shall always have with us, and should be facing the courts, and properties taken off them
@healingprotectioncreation7117
@healingprotectioncreation7117 2 ай бұрын
Yes, I agree, the Jews have exploited us for long enough.
@Lotrhome154
@Lotrhome154 2 ай бұрын
It’s disgusting and heartbreaking. But honestly she can clean the mould from the walls. And set up mouse traps. It’s not ideal but better than just allowing it to take over
@jacquelineithell307
@jacquelineithell307 2 ай бұрын
But by doing that she will lose the chance of a new house , lots of things l would do to make it liveable but some people just want others to do it ie council and new home
@user-qj3np9fn8k
@user-qj3np9fn8k 2 ай бұрын
Simply a disgrace. Those is charge need to be held accountable this is criminal. Crushing.
@theredisland
@theredisland 2 ай бұрын
The government didnt make those children homeless, if that child really wanted a house, he would start a business
@user-qj3np9fn8k
@user-qj3np9fn8k 2 ай бұрын
@@theredisland really hope this is a joke
@benknights286
@benknights286 2 ай бұрын
As bad as feel about the mould..... not even a fucking window open ... Curtains dawn in the day... Clearly landlord is not the issue here
@ShakirahIbaad
@ShakirahIbaad 2 ай бұрын
I definitely noticed that as well.
@user-kx3fq1zo6f
@user-kx3fq1zo6f 2 ай бұрын
A dehumidifier costs less than £100
@iankelly8666
@iankelly8666 2 ай бұрын
So much stuff all over. How can this be the landlord’s fault 😢😢
@dharmacharinipasadanandi7110
@dharmacharinipasadanandi7110 2 ай бұрын
17billion would build many homes... what is the first step to get strong, warm, safe and attractive houses built?
@gee3883
@gee3883 2 ай бұрын
Why doesn't she clean it instead of leaving it???
@JasmineBloom-lf9cw
@JasmineBloom-lf9cw 2 ай бұрын
The moulds in that house looks like it has been buildup for a long time, so as the moulds on the pram. The property owner definitely has a responsibility to rectify the mould issue, but I think the mother also has some responsibility too. Both of them need to work together to stop the mould spreading? The mother could do her part of cleaning, opening the windows and tidying their belongings.
@1Strawbz1
@1Strawbz1 2 ай бұрын
has anyone looked at indeed recently aswell? shit jobs & shit pay. Britain is going to shit apart from for millionaires
@debrarouselle9761
@debrarouselle9761 2 ай бұрын
Imagine the homes that could have been built with the 17 billion and the rent the councils would be reaping!
@undesignated3491
@undesignated3491 2 ай бұрын
That mould is common and it can easily be treated with cleaning appliances there is no excuse for it. Black mould is persistant when its damp especially in winter, just buy a bottle of Cillit Bang Black Mould remover for about 3 quid spray it on the wall and leave it, dont rub it just leave it to kill the mould. Problem resolved it becomes a hostile bleached environment for mould for a good year. You cant just keep relying on councils and state, just do things for youself, you not changing the rental, you are spraying mould remover on the wall ! I Im been serious here Ill come do it for free ! All that be gone in a week ! Just clean with chemcials ! I was once told when i rented i couldnt change a lightbulb because its dangerous, im not an electrician..........I changed all the bulbs in the rented house, who knew, who will ever know !
@samsoncooper1
@samsoncooper1 2 ай бұрын
"It's batshit crazy" Damn fucking straight!
@user-dg1hc1nu1p
@user-dg1hc1nu1p 2 ай бұрын
Sad i feel for you all.❤
@samsoncooper1
@samsoncooper1 2 ай бұрын
This is difficult to watch. If I had a child and they died, or if my niece died because of a shitty landlord, I wouldn't have an issue with finding who owned the property and ending them as well. Totally preventable and the government has much to answer for selling off properties that the council maintained to landlords who don't give a fuck. There should be a proper resource to access and for violations that aren't fixed MASSIVE fines and eventual repossession of property (free of charge) to the council so it can be maintained. Only way to fix it. These so called 'good landlords' would have literally nothing to fear from such a policy that would save lives.
@hemantparakh6462
@hemantparakh6462 2 ай бұрын
If School Children don't get a Home then they must be Rushed to Chartered Institute of Management Accountants for their Welfare
@Victoria-hz3gx
@Victoria-hz3gx 2 ай бұрын
This is a shame. Nobody deserves this.
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