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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Grant Williams

Former council worker faces eviction despite being promised 'housing for life'

A former Brent Council worker faces the threat of eviction despite claims that he was promised “housing for life”. The local authority has said that the man no longer meets the criteria following changes to housing policies.

John Card, an elderly army veteran who worked as a caretaker at Kingsbury Primary School for 28 years, is facing eviction by his former employer and landlord even though his contract appears to have promised him a home for life.

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