A FAMILY faces life on the streets after being told they will be booted out of their home so landlords can fix ‘unsafe’ flats.
Umer Khan’s family are set to be served a Section 21 no fault eviction notice, along with 27 other households in their apartment block, but he says he can’t afford anywhere else to live.
Umer lives with his wife Seebia and their three children Asam, Neda and Faris in the Goodwood Block at Walthamstow Stadium in Walthamstow, East London.
He is currently claiming Universal Credit to top up his £10.50 per hour wage and says he can’t afford a two-bedroom flat anywhere else.
He says that the flat offered to him by the developers carrying out the repairs is too expensive as the rent is £1,000 more per month than he currently pays.