London renting: 'I can't rent anywhere affordable as a single mum'

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London renting: 'I can't rent anywhere affordable as a single mum'
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Sharon has spent 16 months trying to find a home for her and her 10-year-old daughter and has yet to find a property. She's been keeping a video diary of her 'exasperating' search. 📲 More here: renting london

Sharon Morey has had to expand her search in order to find a home for her and her young daughterBlanket bans on renting to people with children will be outlawed when the Renters Reform Bill comes in to effect, but it is an issue that still very much exists and one that is even preventing some families from viewing certain properties.

"It's so stressful, it really, really is, I just want a home," she tells me. "I just need my own space."In the time Sharon's been searching for a property in Biggin Hill, rents have gone up. Sharon tells me she has been staying with her parents as a temporary fix to her housing troubles while she tried to find somewhere near enough to her daughter's school and her job at a homelessness charity in Croydon.

"I work full-time and I have a fairly good wage but obviously it's not going to be the same as a two-income family."Sharon came across this advert on Rightmove which said the property would not be suitable for families with children

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