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Sounds to me like the reason you became homeless was exactly because of housing prices, like the parent said.

• dazc 4y ago
  The reason I became homeless was because I had to find another home whilst suffering from depression. To cut a long story short, I put off doing what I should have done until it was too late and then made a series of poor decisions. The cost of housing was nothing to do with it, I didn't have a lot of cash available at the time but I know plenty of people who did. My landlord even offered me another place for the same rent but I turned it down. When you are depressed you avoid making decisions, and then when you eventually do, those decisions can turn out to be the wrong ones. I would say that making a series of poor decisions is the most likely way to end up on the streets. This may be a result of mental health issues, pure stupidity, simple bad luck or a combination of the three. The cost issue may be a factor but the majority of people manage to cope with this somehow. As I said, I became homeless when housing was still considered to be easily affordable.
  • danaris 4y ago
    The cost of housing was presumably a major factor in your landlord deciding to sell.
    • dazc 4y ago
      He was selling because his wife was divorcing him and claiming half the estate. So yes, even if the house was just worth £1, it was a major factor. Since you are determined to be right, no matter what, I am going to concede defeat.