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Young Cornish residents turn to van living amid housing shortage
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Young Cornish residents turn to van living amid housing shortage
A growing number of young people in Cornwall are living in vans year-round, unable to afford rental homes in the county's tourist-driven housing market.
- About 24,000 Airbnbs and holiday lets operate in Cornwall, reducing long-term rental availability.
- Skye, 25, a teaching assistant, said she bought a van after repeatedly losing out on rental properties and now lives in it permanently.
- Caroline Dann, director of Traveller Space, said her charity runs weekly drop-in sessions for van dwellers, many of whom lack insulation, cooking, and parking skills.
- Sue Nicholls, a farmer, said she rents caravan spaces to 35 people facing homelessness, including teenagers as young as 17.
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