The woman who took her lettings agency to court - and won

In a series of special reports, ITV News is examining Britain's housing crisis.

Rosie Keogh has rented her home in Birmingham for 12 years.

She wanted to move house because her son's health - but was refused another rental property because she was on housing benefits.

Rosie says she has always paid her rent in full and on time. She is concerned about the negative stereotyping of benefit claimants

Housing charity Shelter helped her to take the agency, Nicholas George, to court.

She won an out of court settlement of £2000 on the grounds of sex discrimination.

Theresa May pledged to build more homes at the last Tory party conference. Credit: ITV News Central

At last year's Conservative Party conference Theresa May promised that more money would be made available to build homes - but there are currently 1.8 million people on the social housing waiting list.