A former pub turned homeless hostel is set for conversion into a 12 bed house of multiple occupancyHMO as the charity running it has folded after more than 30 years. The House of Mercy had been helping the homeless in Gravesend for 31 years through three hostels, but one of them will now become a HMO as the nuns running it insist they’re getting old and “there’s a lot to do before we die.” In September it was reported the charity was closing the shelters after running out of cash, leaving 20 residents total in an uncertain housing situation. In January, the charity put a planning application i…