A PREGANT woman is being forced to live in a Wendy house at the bottom of her parents' garden as the council have failed to home her.
Debbie Spencely, 38, has lived in child's playhouse at the bottom of her parents' garden in Worple Avenue, Isleworth, for seven years, due to the council being unable to find her somewhere to live, but with just over a week to go before she gives birth she has reached breaking point.
"I will have to leave my baby in the hospital unless they can home us, I can't bring it back here.
"I'm homeless but they don't seem to care, I'm fuming."
Debbie, a cafe manager at the Bridgelink Centre in Ivybridge Estate says she can't even get through the door of the wood and plastic Wendy house without bending her head, never mind raise a baby in there.
"It's really cold too," said Debbie, who is due to give birth on April 26.
"I have a little heater but it doesn't help much. I'm just at the end of my tether."
Councillor Paul Fisher, who lives nearby to Debbie, has been trying to help her get re-homed.
"I'm really disappointed it has taken so long to get her sorted," said the Isleworth ward councillor.
"I think it's all come to a head with her being pregnant.
"Unfortunately a lot of people just don't know who to turn to. There is genuinely no space for her in her parents house, she's been at her wits end."
A council spokespwoman said: “Ms Spencerley first contacted us in January 2010, when she was offered emergency temporary accommodation for one night, and alternative accommodation thereafter in a new, dedicated mother and baby hostel in Chiswick. However, this offer was refused as she was unprepared to share a bathroom.
“Ms Spencerley did not keep her next appointment with us yesterday, and a third appointment has been arranged for tomorrow, when the offer of accommodation will be made again.
“Offers of emergency housing are dependent on what is available at the time, and while we will always try to find a location that is as convenient to the needs of the individual as we can, this isn’t always possible.”
