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4:39 Council house protest starts
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Angry protests as council houses go under the hammer
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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.


Homeless former soldier and young son squat in council sell-off house

By IanOnions | Posted: April 20, 2016

Anthony Palmer with his son (right) and Steve Norman (left) and John Langley (centre)
Anthony Palmer and his son (right) with Steve Norman (left) and John Langley (centre)

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A homeless former soldier and his 19-month-old son moved in to a two-bed terrace house which is being sold off by the city council.

Anthony Palmer, 26, and his son, Kai, made the move to Richmond Terrace in Avonmouth in protest to the council's sell-off of 15 properties at auction tonight.

They have been living in a hostel in Bedminster for the past five months but they desperately want somewhere to call their own home.

Mr Palmer, a single parent who had to give up his job to look after his son, said they were living out of bags because the accommodation in the hostel was so small.

"My lad hasn't even got anywhere to store his toys," Mr Palmer added.

Steve Norman, an Independent candidate for the Avonmouth ward in the local elections next month, said: "It is not acceptable for Bristol City Council to dump young, vulnerable families in doss houses while selling off family homes in the city to the highest bidder."

He added: "Any buyer of 44 Richmond Terrace should note that they now have a vulnerable sitting tenant with a young child who isn't going anywhere, least of all back to some council funded doss house."

John Langley, an Independent candidate in the mayoral election, said: "We've been told that the council is selling off the properties because they are inhabitable.

"But that's not true. This house is excellent condition - anyone could move in straightaway. It has been done up by the council to be sold off.

"What is happening is outrageous."

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