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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

‘I was a pandemic hero – now I’ve been forced to live in a caravan because of housing crisis’

Kirsty Brett decided to buy a caravan, which she currently lives in on a friend’s driveway, after finding the cost of renting property too expensive - (Kirsty Brett)

For two years, Kirsty Brett searched for a flat in the Essex town of Canvey Island.

Staying with her parents and earning £27,000 as a carer, the 34-year-old thought she was in a good position to find a suitable one-bedroom flat she could move in and gain her independence.

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