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Candice Cridland with daughters Callie 4 and Nahla 18 months. See National News story NNHOME; A single mum came back from a family trip abroad to find out she was homeless after her council took away her flat and gave it to another family. Candice Cridland flew to Jamaica to say goodbye to her dying grandmother but when she came back discovered her home had been given to someone else. The mother-of-two had been living in a flat in Bow, east London, with her daughters Callie, four, and Nahla, 18 months, which was given to her by Waltham Forest Council. After missing an appointment with the housing department while the 42-year-old was abroad, Candice’s belongings were moved out of the flat and it was given to another family.