People renting rooms in a former care home say they have been blindsided by plans to turn it into a facility for unaccompanied asylum-seeking (UAS) children. Residents of Connors House in Canterbury have been given just weeks to find somewhere else to live after Kent County Council (KCC) snapped up the building to temporarily house young migrants. As many as 30 tenants have been staying at the site as so-called “property guardians”, paying reduced rents in exchange for protecting it from vandals and squatters. While the scheme leaves users at the mercy of only 28 days’ notice, those at Connors…
