Living in an abandoned hospital to escape the housing crisis
April 3, 2025
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April 3, 2025
Living in an abandoned hospital to escape the housing crisis
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<p>Rent in London has increased by a third over the last 5 years - and wages haven’t. The average rent in the capital is now £2121 a month. </p><br /><p>Resultantly, an increasing number of young Brits are living as property guardians in empty schools, police stations, and office blocks, usually awaiting demolition - but is this really a viable solution to the housing crisis?</p><br /><p>To find out, junior political correspondent Laura Beveridge visited 27-year-old musician Szofia Rozsa (@rozsa___), who lives in a decommissioned NHS hospital. </p><br /><p><br /></p><p>Subscribe to How to Rebuild Britain now: https://linktr.ee/howtorebuildbritain</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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