housing and homelessness

Bristol council paying huge sums of money to rent homes from banned landlord
Back in 2022, Bristol City Council obtained a five-year court order barring landlord Naomi Knapp from renting out her homes. Now, it’s spending hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money to use her properties as emergency accommodation.

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs
Listen: Bristol Unpacked, with former Lord Mayor Paul Goggin on homelessness, mental health and the struggle for south Bristol votes
Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Amanda Sharman on leading the charge for boat-dwellers’ rights
Who are the boat-dwellers living around Bristol's harbour, and why have they been at loggerheads with Bristol City Council? Neil Maggs chats to Bristol Boaters' Community Association co-chair Amanda Sharman to find out.
Enduring trauma, and a struggle for justice: one year on from the Barton House high-rise evacuation
On 14 November 2023 an east Bristol tower block was evacuated over fears it could collapse, making national news. A year on, residents tell the Cable about the disruption to their lives, the ongoing impact on their wellbeing and their children's – and how a community has been left traumatised.
Watchdog finds ‘serious failings’ after concluding council does not know what state its housing is in
Bristol City Council has been called out by a government regulator for not meeting new quality standards, with thousands of repairs and damp and mould cases long overdue for action and many safety check records missing.