'I could lose everything': The desperate woman turned away from HUNDREDS of houses

A desperate mum from Manchester who is facing eviction in days has spoken of her ordeal. Moira Leavy, from Openshaw is anxiously awaiting the arrival of bailiffs after the home she was renting was repossessed by the bank.

The 57-year-old, who has lived in the home with her 25-year-old son for ten years says she has been unable to find a new place to stay despite applying for hundreds of houses.

Moira is due to be evicted on May 1. She says that, due to her circumstances, she has been unable to find a guarantor and claims that landlords and housing companies have also refused her applications because she is on benefits.

“I’m not feeling good.” She told the MEN. “My son lives with me and he has mental health issues as well and it’s just me, him, my cat and dog.

“A lot of landlords don’t like taking people on benefits. The way things are I can’t blame them.

“But, it’s just so hard to find somewhere to live when you haven’t got anything. I’m absolutely broke, I can’t even afford to put my stuff into storage.”

“In a few days’ time I could lose everything. I’ve been homeless before with my son and it was horrible.”

Moira, who was paying rent to a private landlord with the help of the council says she hasn’t worked for over ten years due to her mental health issues and her son has been unable to work also as he is currently ‘vulnerable’.

The landlord she was paying rent to sadly passed away, and the family of the landlord say due to 'financial difficulties' they are no longer in a position to manage the home.

Soon after she was told that she had to leave the home after a Section 21 notice was put in place giving her two months to find somewhere to live.

“I must have put down for five or six hundred houses on Manchester