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Bristol council house auction protests BBC Points West (20Apr16)

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Channel: Public Enquiry · 2016 · News & Politics

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20 April 2016 at 9:36pm
Angry protests as council houses go under the hammer
http://www.itv.com/news/west/update/2016-04-20/angry-protests-as-council-houses-go-under-the-hammer/
Protestors gathered in Clifton to protest the auction Credit: ITV West Country
There was a heavy police presence as protesters tried to disrupt an auction of council homes in Bristol tonight, amid rising concerns the cost of housing is making it impossible for people on low incomes to live in the city.
 Extra security had to be drafted in
Extra security had to be drafted in Credit: ITV West Country
Bristol City Council is selling off council houses in fashionable areas like Clifton and St Pauls, arguing it's cost-efficient to do so.

Only 15 homes were sold at the auction tonight but activists say it's touched a nerve.


Bristol City Council auctioned its properties, one protester arrested
By EmmaGrimshaw  |  Posted: April 20, 2016
Fourteen council properties went under the hammer tonight, with one flat in St Paul's selling for just £110,000.
Scores of campaigners attended the auction, with one protester being taken away by police for allegedly spitting on someone.
It is understood a flat in Cotham was withdrawn by the council last minute.
The auction sparked outrage from housing campaigners who said the city will lose "valuable community assets" at a time when there is an acute shortage of housing.
But Mayor George Ferguson told the Bristol Post the money raised at the sale - expected to be around £2.3 million - will kick-start the building of at least 50 new homes.
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/LIVE-Bristol-City-Council-auction-properties/story-29146460-detail/story.html

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