Afghans trying to find accommodation two years after fleeing to the UK for safety have been getting “knockback after knockback” in their property searches, according to a volunteer who is helping those being evicted from hotels.
RAF veteran Matt Simmons, who set up the community aid organisation Bridge to Unity in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan in August 2021, described the “massive” difficulty in trying to find housing for people in the private rental sector.
