Homeless women and children are being forced to live in camping grounds and at backpackers as the shortage of rental housing for low-income Christchurch families reaches crisis point...
Sunday, April 13th 2003, 9:04PM
by The Landlord
The severe shortage of rental properties in the city is because of a drop in home ownership which has seen rents rise 9 per cent as people queue for flats, some offering to pay up to four months rent in advance to secure tenure.
