A Bristol mum-of-four claims Bristol City Council is “refusing to take responsibility” for the “awful state” her council exchange property had been left in and has denied her access to photographic evidence from the initial inspection before the house swap.
Michelle Cowles mutually exchanged her Hartcliffe home on November 21 this year but says she found her new Bedminster abode was in no fit state for her four children after discovering a significant amount of items left inside, which she says also included "illegal substances". Miss Cowles claims she spent two nights sleeping in her car with her children outside of their school because she did not want to take kids into the "filthy" property.
She claimed: “We were homeless for over a week because the council refused to admit they had any responsibility or liability and did absolutely nothing to help accommodate. They said I signed the house exchange paperwork so it's my fault - it's all my responsibility."
