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Crisis to become landlord for first time due to lack of access to social homes for homeless people
Charity chief says decision would have been ‘inconceivable’ for predecessors
Homelessness charity Crisis is set to become a landlord for the first time as it is unable to access social housing reliably to help its users.
In an interview with The Guardian, the charity’s chief executive Matt Downie announced that it was getting ready to launch a fundraising appeal to buy homes of its own for the first time in its 60-year history.
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