‘Vulnerable’ tenants fear homelessness after charity tells them to pay up to £700 more a month

Ben Jakeman, a resident next door to the Poppy Factory, may be forced to leave his home (Picture: w8media)

On a peaceful Richmond estate, around 67 flats sit next to the Poppy Factory – the face of the UK’s Remembrance Week.

The charity, which owns all of the homes, works closely with the Royal British Legion by supplying poppies to nation during the month of November.

But last week they popped a letter through the front doors of homes across the estate, ordering an increase of up to £700 per month.