Cornwall rental market: Family moves 'eight times in 10 months'

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People searching for homes are 'in tears out of sheer desperation', says a lettings agent.

Georgina Murray said her family tried to find a home to rent "right across Cornwall"

The pandemic delayed their new home, and she, her husband, two toddlers, dog and cat moved eight times between Mount Hawke, Newquay, St Just, St Buryan and St Agnes, she said.Ms Murray said: "We tried right across Cornwall. There was just nowhere available to rent."Angela and Henry Butcher are struggling to find more permanent accommodation

She said: "In St Austell we had a property that went on [the market] recently and, within about six or seven hours, we had about 60 enquiries for it.

 

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