The number of people seeking help over being evicted from their homes has increased by a third in just one year.
The Phoenix Project’s Annual Report shows more than 5,400 people reached out for help during 2015 – a rise of more than 1,300 calls on 2014.
Nearly 50,000 family homes face repossession orders in the next two years, which could potentially make more than 122,000 people homeless.
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Financial advisor to the Phoenix Project, Tom O’Reilly, says the banks are extremely strict with their guidelines when they’re negotiating on behalf of people:
