The Recorder would like to hear from people living in temporary accommodation in Havering – such as hostels or bed and breakfasts.

Government figures show the number of families without a permanent home in the borough is on the rise.

This is against a backdrop of rocketing private sector rents and a burgeoning housing crisis in the capital.

Research shows that more and more families are struggling to find a stable home and are being forced to live for long periods of time in small hostel rooms.

But councils have a duty to house people and often there is simply nowhere else to place them due to a lack of affordable homes.

Do you have a story to tell? What are conditions like in hostels and B&Bs? Have you lived there for months or years?

* Contact investigations journalist Emma Youle in confidence on 020 7433 0122 or emma.youle@archant.co.uk