housing and homelessness

Carriageworks: New developer confirmed

But will the issue of a paltry 9% affordable housing remain? PG Group to meet public at community meeting tomorrow.

The legal case that could shape part of the housing crisis

We caught up with a Bristol lawyer to explain the significance

The community razed to the ground for a road that was never built

In the 1960s the council demolished most of Totterdown, in a planning disaster still remembered by Bristolians today.

The Bearpit: contested hub of struggles for Bristol

Bristol’s infamous Bearpit has undergone an image change in recent years – but rising homelessness means it’s now a site of conflict between wealthier incomers and some of the city’s most vulnerable people.

The next stages of gentrification are upon Bristol

But can we take inspiration from cities that are rebelling against it with creative solutions?

Breaking: 100 “affordable” homes for Blackberry Hill development

Developer Galliford Try has agreed to include 100 "affordable" homes at the proposed 305 unit Blackberry Hill site in Fishponds.

Levelling renting’s uneven playing field

A new Bristol-based service, Marks Out Of Tenancy, is giving landlords and letting agents the TripAdvisor treatment.

Night Stop: the people offering Bristol’s homeless young adults somewhere to sleep.

As the housing crisis deepens and homelessness is on the rise, some Bristolians are stepping up to help those falling through the gaps in provision

Housing: Talk is turning into action

It’s not often we can report positive news about housing. But last night’s Big Housing Conversation (Round 2) provided precisely that.

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...

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...

Breaking: Multinational bank backs down to local campaigners

Santander has been forced to back track on a controversial policy.