London's homeless could be forced to move as far as Hull

London's homeless could be forced to move as far as Hull

Housing shortage could create exodus from capital as councils search for cheaper rents, charities warn

London councils are predicted to follow Croydon's lead and look for private rented accommodation in Hull. Photograph: Alamy

A shortage of private accommodation in London could mean homeless people are moved as far away as Hull, where rents are cheaper, housing charities are warning. They fear there will be an exodus from the capital of people at the bottom of the housing ladder as the coalition's Localism Act, which comes into force this spring, empowers local authorities to place homeless people in private rented accommodation.

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Eventually they have got around to my way of thinking. I recall the Daily Mail criticising a council for housing a family of 5 in a million pound house in London. I thought it was madness at the time. There is a 5 bedroom house opposite mine which has been empty for 5 years!