All news by author: Robert Firth

Patricia Roman has been waiting for a council house for six more years after her housing application was moved to the back of the queue by Lambeth Council after her family's application was made in her ex-husband's name

Amin Nuru, 42, his wife and five children have just an open plan living room kitchen and single bedroom where they must live, eat and sleep in their privately rented property in Brixton

One woman built a shack in the middle of a path in Brixton, south London, and now faces having it removed by the council... but has vowed to refuse to move anywhere

One woman built a makeshift home overnight in South London, and now she is happier than ever. But the council plans to remove her living situation as its an 'obstruction'.

Emmanuel Bay, 68, and Nancy Bay, 67, from Brixton, south London, fraudulently received £1 million in disability benefits between 1999 and 2018 and bought five properties

Catherine Odigie says she and her three children have been suffering in their mouldy and damp council house. Ms Odigie claims the problems are so bad, it has left her son "disfigured" with rashes all over his body

The woman's neighbour said he called the council's emergency hotline after water started to drip from her flat into a cupboard where his gas meter was located