An ambulance worker and his family in the Lake District are facing homelessness due to a lack of affordable housing. Nick Kirkham received an eviction notice from his landlord, who wants to sell the property as a holiday let. Kirkham believes the issue of affordable housing is exacerbated by the number of holiday lets and second homes in the area.
An ambulance worker and his family are facing homelessness in the Lake District due to a lack of affordable housing . Nick Kirkham has been living in the same property in Beetham, Cumbria, for nearly a decade after being forced to move from Ambleside due to high prices. But in July, the family received an eviction notice and Mr Kirkham believes his landlord wants to sell the property to become a holiday let.
Westmorland and Furness Council said it had committed to supporting the delivery of affordable housing. Mr Kirkham said he did not expect special treatment, but if he was struggling to find somewhere to live and to rent, then how many other people that work for the NHS are in a similar position? The father-of-two believes the lack of affordable housing is in part down to the number of holiday lets and second homes in and around the Lake District. Despite being given notice in summer, the family remain in the property in Beetham and are yet to receive any court orders, which Mr Kirkham described as a limbo position.The village of Beetham is on Cumbria's border with Lancashire, about nine miles (14km) south of Kendal, and has a population of about 1,700. Mr Kirkham has a 16-year-old daughter who is at college there and a 10-year-old son who attends the local primary school.They are now being managed by Westmorland and Furness Council through social housing and put a bid in for a property in Kendal, but they were seventh on the list. 'It highlights the fact that there potentially are six or seven families all homeless, waiting for suitable accommodation to come up,' said Mr Kirkham. A spokesperson for the council said it had put aside £6m to create more homes which are both shared ownership and for ren
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