An ‘exhausted’ Scots student has told how she was forced to sofa surf for three months while desperately trying to secure accommodation amid the housing crisis
. Imogen Irvine was left without a flat after her lease ended in May but found other properties were being let out within just minutes of being advertised online.
"We've only just now managed to get a flat. I moved to Edinburgh at the start of first year and my tenancy ended in my last flat in May, and I've been couch surfing since. I have my job here so I couldn't afford to quit and move home." Imogen was forced to go from friend to friend to find somewhere to stay while also working and trying to find a flat of her own. The stress of dealing with the situation has severely affected the ecological and environmental sciences student’s mental health.
"I had to send stuff home and kept a lot of stuff in my car. I have things in all my friends' flats too. Mental health wise, it really wasn't great. I have pre-existing mental health problems and this just made it so much worse.
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