Cost of living: Large rent rise causes 66-year-old to live in a van
Lyn Pearman is living in a converted airport transport vehicle after selling her possessions. …
A 66-year-old woman is living in a converted van after a large rent increase on her flat.
Lyn Pearman, from Ramsgate, Kent, said her rent rose from £433 to £700 per month.
She chose to sell her possessions and paid £6,000 for a converted airport transfer vehicle which she has been living in for a month.
Ms Pearman said: “You’ve got to make the best of things and now van life is my life.”
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