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Daily Mirror
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Charlie Watton

Man, 27, moves in with widowed pensioner, 89, to beat high rents and cost of living woes

An artist who was struggling to afford high London rents amid the cost of living crisis has moved in with a widowed pensioner as a way of saving a bit of money.

Liam, who is originally from Grimsby, was struggling to find anywhere affordable to live in the capital last year.

But after discovering a scheme which pairs up young professionals with lonely older people living in London, the 27-year-old has found a new friend in his live-in landlord Pat Johnson, who is 89.

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