All news by author: Rory Bennett

Shamicka Denis, 29, has to sleep with her two kids in her one-bedroom flat in Ealing, and says the claustrophobic conditions are giving her sleepless nights and panic attacks

Residents who have not yet left two shipping container estates that have been branded "hellish" have said they will be forced to leave in the coming days with eviction notices given out

Eunice Gyimah, 68, said she cries every day as plumbing problems mean she has been living a nightmare since she moved into her flat in Ealing Broadway, west London, in October 2012

Yacob Woldehiwot was handcuffed and removed from his home by bailiffs on October 11 after a seven-year battle to try and remain in his home in South Acton, west London