IN TODAY'S GAZETTE: Betrayed - Former soldier forced to sleep in caravan

9:14am Friday 26th October 2012 in News

Ex-solider Philip Vernon Ex-solider Philip Vernon

A former soldier sleeping in a caravan has been told he cannot have a council home.

Philip Vernon, who served in Iraq, quit the army in May and is living on his cousin's drive in Colchester.

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Comments(3)

mikcatta says...
3:50pm Sat 27 Oct 12

If this chap can't find the deposit for a house, perhaps he should look at the council's rent deposit guarantee scheme.

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Reginald47 says...
1:04am Sun 28 Oct 12

Does he think a one-room flat becomes vacant every 5 minutes?

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mechanic7 says...
10:55pm Tue 30 Oct 12

This man said he had given in his notice 12 months ago after 15 years in the army. Surely 15 years earning a wage gave him enough time to save something for when he left. I have just retired but have been saving a small amount for the last 10 years towards it. Just because he was in the Army does not make him any different to anybody else.

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