A couple and their four children could be on the streets if they do not find a home before their emergency accommodation expires. After a four-year ordeal of eviction notices, rent rises and rows over repairs they vacated the property on their eviction date but lost their entitlement to help because they left before the case went to court.
The family of six who had been privately renting a three-bedroom flat for almost 10 years claim that they were being harassed by the landlord who they claim had been trying to evict them since 2018 after they refused to pay rent increases. Ms Essono told Bristol Live she made the decision for her family to leave the property because her husband was on the brink of suicide.
Despite being currently homeless and having four children, aged between one and ten, the family have not been given priority for social housing. Although there are plenty of properties available for private rent in Bristol, they are rarely offered viewings and have so far been rejected by landlords and agencies.
