Wrapping presents to go under the Christmas tree, Gemma Walker and her partner Steve still can’t really believe the home they’re sat in is really theirs. “We’ve lived in 11 places in five years,” Gemma, 27, says. “For the first time we are in a proper home. “We’ve all been really excited and put the tree and decorations up on December 1.
After all the Christmasses in awful places we want to make the most of this one.” Her daughter, Heidi-May, who has cerebral palsy, will turn five on Boxing Day, her first birthday in a proper home at their place in Kent.
At 15 months, youngest daughter Harper has never had a stable home. “The worst time was when we were just told the landlord wanted the property back,” Gemma says. “We were left with all our