‘Living on top of my car’: inside Cornwall’s van life community
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Well Andy Burnham has pledged to build more houses when he gets the keys to what's likely to be his new home - Number 10 Downing street. But if you can't afford a home, what's the solution? [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] According to increasing numbers of young people in Cornwall the answer is to get a van. The area is so popular with tourists that housing costs have soared sky high - making it almost impossible to get a long term rental at a reasonable price. But mobile home life isn't all about happy seaside vibes - as YouTuber and South West native Joe Johnson has been finding out. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channe
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