London councils buy £140m of property to move homeless people out of city
by Sammy Gecsoyler from on (#6VS7M)
Exclusive: More than a dozen authorities have bought more than 850 properties in English towns and cities since 2017
London councils and housing companies they own have spent more than 140m buying up homes to relocate homeless people out of the city.
More than a dozen councils in the capital have collectively spent millions buying up more than 850 properties in towns and cities across England since 2017, Guardian analysis of property ownership data found.
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