Homeless dad battling cancer to be given temporary housing 'within days' after landlord sold East Kilbride home

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A homeless man suffering from a brain tumour is to be given a temporary home within “days” after his landlord sold the family home.Dad-of-two Joseph McCann, 53, had been forced to sofa surf with his family after South Lanarkshire Council failed to find him a home.Joseph, his wife Gail, 42, and children Connor, 22, and 13-year-old Carly were forced out of their East Kilbride home when their landlord decided to sell the property.But the local authority failed to find them alternative accommodation forcing the family to bunk down on sofas and floors of relatives.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android However, after our sister paper the Daily Record contacted the council to find out why they had been dragging their heels on a family in crisis, they identified a property for them.Yesterday Gail thanked the Record for ending her family’s homeless nightmare.She said: “We cannot thank you enough.

This would never have happened without the Daily Record getting involved.”Joseph McCann has had treatment twice for the tumour and is awaiting a consultation with a neurosurgeon to determine a plan of action after learning it has grown back again.It has left him with mobility issues, left sided deafness and a neuralgia pain in the left side of his face.