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Adrian Zorzut & Sam Truelove

Woman made homeless by council - and then charged to pay £75 to get belongings back

A woman with mental health problems was kicked out of her council accommodation and made homeless before being charged £75 to get her personal belongings back, according to a report.

Kensington and Chelsea Council cancelled the woman's booking at the hotel she was staying at in May last year, forcing her to live on the streets for several nights.

Most of her personal belongings were still in her room and without her knowledge hotel staff packed up her things and the council took them into storage. The woman was told she would get her belongings back but had to pay £75, My London reports.

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