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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Emma Grimshaw

'I've called 200 agents and still can't find anywhere to live - it's a nightmare'

A desperate mum who has been house-hunting for son in Bristol fears he may have nowhere to live when he returns to study in September.

Patrícia Silva has called over 200 agents, and most of the time never hears anything back. She lives in Portugal but is planning to travel to Bristol to look for housing for her son as she's getting nowhere online.

Rodrigo is studying abroad this academic year but needs to find accommodation in Bristol for this September. During his second year of studying at The University of the West of England he was forced to spend his first two months living in a hotel, paying around £500 a week.

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