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Bristol asks government for powers to control rents and tackle housing crisis

The cost of renting in the city has risen much faster over the past decade than average wages

Bristol Post · Jul 3, 2023

Thousands of Bristol families effectively cut from council housing waiting list

Radical changes include drastically reducing right to bid on social housing by those deemed least urgent

Bristol Post · Apr 12, 2023

‘Redcatch Quarter’ developers say they can't afford to build more affordable homes

Just 7 per cent of homes that could replace a shopping centre would be classed as 'affordable'

Bristol Post · Apr 6, 2023

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Affordable homes programme 'significantly worse' than this year's target

The council has blamed external issues in the construction industry

Bristol Post · Mar 31, 2023

Council chief tells 'Redcatch Quarter' developers 7% affordable homes 'isn't good enough'

"The severity of the housing crisis in Bristol makes it difficult for me to support proposals"

Bristol Post · Mar 29, 2023

Increasing risk of cyber attack facing Bristol City Council due to delayed IT updates

A major update to the council's housing department IT systems will soon be rolled out

Bristol Post · Feb 16, 2023

Plans revealed for next phase of Bristol's biggest housing development this century

Work has already started on the first phase

Bristol Post · Feb 15, 2023

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Twinnell House resident says ‘every day has been hell’ since moving in six months ago

Since last year's fatal fire fire she has been in constant fear it might happen again

Bristol Post · Jan 21, 2023

Fire marshals stepped down as cladding made safe at two Bristol council tower blocks

Cabinet papers are expected to include an extra £75million of fire safety measures

Bristol Post · Jan 12, 2023

Residents 'win battle' over fire safety with sprinklers promised for every tower block

They were holding a vigil two months after the fatal fire at Twinnell House

Bristol Post · Nov 27, 2022

Bristol council tenants to be given ‘greater say’ over how housing service is run

Bristol City Council is the landlord to almost 30,000 residents in the city

Bristol Post · Nov 18, 2022

Bristol tower block fire: Flammable cladding ‘contributed to spread’ of blaze

The fire started at Eccleston House, on Aitken Street on October 20, and injured six people

Bristol Post · Nov 8, 2022

Twinnell House residents still waiting for answers on smoke spreading and sprinklers after fatal fire

Council chiefs are facing questions about when sprinklers will be installed in tower blocks across Bristol

Bristol Post · Oct 13, 2022

Bristol City Council to inspect all tower blocks after Twinnell House tragedy

Up to £1m will be spent on the checks required under new regulations following the Grenfell Inquiry

Bristol Post · Oct 6, 2022

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Bristol Post · Oct 1, 2022

Renters fight back tears as they tell of trauma of Bristol housing crisis at unofficial 'commission'

At the closed front door of City Hall

Bristol Post · Aug 2, 2022

Corbett House to have bathrooms refitted in 2023 after years of complaints

ACORN who launched a campaign for improvements to Corbett House early this year are celebrating the £12.5 million investment as 'a big win'

Bristol Post · Jul 26, 2022

Renters storm City Hall and stop housing crisis commission they were excluded from

"Our exclusion is clearly an attempt to whitewash its outcomes. We won’t stand for it"

Bristol Post · Jul 17, 2022

People who refuse social housing offers could soon be completely removed from ever-growing waiting list

Another option being considered is restricting thousands of people in Bristol from being able to bid for social housing

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Bristol Post · Jun 10, 2022

Imperial Apartments situation 'requires further improvement', says cabinet member

'I think there is room for a lot of improvement'

Bristol Post · Jun 8, 2022

Bristol Imperial Apartments complaints prompted 'communications plan' from council

A leaflet was designed to convey why people should choose to live there

Bristol Post · May 19, 2022

How affordable are the 'record levels of affordable housing' being built in Bristol

What is the truth behind the big announcement from the Mayor of Bristol?

Bristol Post · Apr 14, 2022

Council trial new 'local homes for local people' policy

If it's a success in Lockleaze it could be rolled out across Bristol

Bristol Post · Apr 13, 2022

New sports facility for under-pressure part of South Bristol

Recreational spaces are getting built on

Bristol Post · Apr 7, 2022

Landlord licence scheme extended to three new areas of Bristol

Thousands of privately-rented homes now require licences from the council

Bristol Post · Jan 31, 2022

Labour scraps Southmead park housing plan ahead of by-election

Twenty days before a by-election, council housing chief says park won't be built on

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