Michelle Bromley is terrified she will be homeless by Christmas. For nine years she has lived in a smart Edwardian house near Blackpool’s seafront but she has been told to leave by Friday. If she refuses, the landlord will go to court to evict her.
The four-bedroom property is where Bromley raised her son and two daughters, joined latterly by three excitable chihuahuas. Her children now have their own babies – an 18-month-old, 17-month-old and a four-month-old – and they all lived under the same roof until two weeks ago when the daughters and grandchildren moved into temporary accommodation.
