Housing Crisis Transparency
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People block developers profiting from Bristol’s housing crisis
Campaign against the Chocolate Factory development in Greenbank kicks back into action as developers begin work – minus any affordable housing.
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Revealed: The aristocrats behind Totterdown’s unaffordable tower blocks
Bristol’s red hot housing crisis is attracting a globetrotting elite. One owns this castle.
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Opinion: Fitting that Bristol strikes at developers in week of Paradise Papers
Investigative journalist and member of the Tax Justice Network George Turner gives his take.
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Finally: A victory on housing crisis transparency
A year later, the council have responded to calls to take on developers. Here is the Cable’s take.
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The council is still not publishing secret documents on housing
As yet another zero-affordable development gets going, delays hold back transparency policy
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Breaking: Chocolate Factory development final decision
Councillors today backed down to developers over the controversial Chocolate Factory site in Easton. In a case that has become emblematic of the housing crisis...
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Half a billion to shareholders, next to no affordable housing for Bristol
A developer that made £1 billion in profit after tax in 2015 (yes, you read that correctly) is wriggling out of affordable housing obligations in...
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4% “affordable” Easton development up for decision… again!
The controversial plans were deferred in November.
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Chinese state is behind a zero affordable housing development in Bristol
And they’re “minimising” taxes.
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£12 Million profit not enough for zero-affordable housing developer
The Bristol Post swallows developer’s line on Blackberry Hill development
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A victory for housing crisis transparency in Bristol
The council have responded to Cable and community pressure and released documents on controversial developments.
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How the ‘housing crisis’ is a crisis of policy, profiteering and politics
Housing development policy is marked by secrecy and misleading definitions. But can it be pushed back?