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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Ruth Bloomfield

London’s rental crisis: the number of families in temporary hotel accommodation hits record high as rents soar

Every morning Nicole Bent wakes up and wonders what to have for breakfast. And no, it’s not a toss-up between cereal or toast at home or a Pret porridge pot on the way to work.

For almost three months Bent’s home has been a room at a north London Travelodge hotel, shared with her three-year-old daughter. With no cooking facilities her options are stark.

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