Dozens of families face eviction so their homes can be used as temporary accommodation for the HOMELESS
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A SINGLE mother and her son are among 74 families who have been evicted so their homes can be used as temporary accommodation for the homeless.
Residents of a Peterborough housing estate have been told they must leave in the coming months.
Property firm Stef and Philips has told residents to leave because it is in the process of signing a deal with Peterborough City Council to use the properties as temporary homeless accommodation.
Heidi Warner, 44, said: "I've been a good tenant, always paid my rent, never been a problem there.
"It makes you angry to be honest, we obviously don't matter, we'll just wave a magic wand and find somewhere else to live? It's not right."
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Heidi, who has been diagnosed with depression, said she is worried about what will happen to her family.
She added: "It's a bit worrying as to what's going to happen, where I'm going to go?
"Thinking 'am going to end up on the streets, am I going to be homeless' because at the moment the council are kicking their heels so it's difficult.
"It's my son I worry about the most, he barely leaves the house.
"His bedroom is his sanctuary so you can imagine what is going around in his head at the moment, he's worried about where we're going to end up."
Rob Reinaldo, 35, his partner and their 13-year-old son have been told to leave by November 17.
He said: "It's disgusting. We're very upset, we have a very good partnership with the neighbourhood and we kept staying, even though the house rent has kept going up almost every year, because of that.
"My son made friends in the community, he's going to have to depart from all his friends, the whole thing is just difficult."
Father-of-two Richard Lee said the situation was "devastating".
He and his partner Cherie Withey and their two children seven-year-old Summer and two-year-old Cody have lived in their house for six-and-a-half-years.
Ms Withey said: "It's right before Christmas and it's a short time to find the money to move. It's hard and it's affecting the kids.
"Our little girl asked 'why do we have to move?' It's devastating.
"We have lived in Peterborough all our lives and it makes me feel sick.
"At the moment it looks like we are going to have to live with my mother to save us money until we can find somewhere in the private sector or the council help us out.
"I look at my kids and don't know where they will be in two months.
"The situation has upset a lot of people."
An online petition to stop the eviction has been set up on Change.org by mother-of-four and Peterborough resident, Leah Robb.
She said: "I think it's appalling how these people are being treated and I see no sense in making so many families homeless."
Adrian Chapman, service director for adults and communities for Peterborough City Council, said: "We regret that the current tenants of these properties will have to find somewhere else to live, but that is entirely a decision for the new owners and will happen whether or not we use the homes.
"It is a fact that if we didn't make use of these properties, Stef and Philips Limited would rent them out to another organisation, most likely another council.
"It would be foolish of the council to take this approach when it has such a high need."
In September it was revealed that Peterborough City Council had spent more than £1 million on Travelodge rooms since April to house homeless families because it was unable to cope with demand.
Stef and Philips said it has no role in any evictions and its only responsibility will be managing the properties for another firm.
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