New Bristol Council Homes for Beleaguered Broomhill Elderly Persons Home Now Go

Council Houses at Broomhill Works Begin

Work has started to convert Broomhill Elderly Persons Home into new council homes for the first time since the site was closed in 2013.

The empty nursing home was handed over to property guardian management company Camelot until a decision was made about what to do with the building.

Residents moved into the building as licence-holding guardians to provide security, though not work in the capacity of a security guard. Problems arose in 2016 when they council decided to demolish the building and create new council housing. Property guardians at the site claimed due to their tenure lasting three and a half years, they were tenants instead of licence holders, a claim that was upheld in court, causing ructions throughout the Property Guardianship scheme.

The Broomhill development, which is part of the council’s 2014 New Build Housing Programme,will now continue after the site was finally demolished in December 2017.

It its place will be 13 homes to include a mix of two and one bed properties, anticipated to be ready for tenants by February 2019.

Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees said: “We are working extremely hard to address the lack of adequate housing in the city, and making sure everyone has a roof over their head remains one of my top priorities.

“The only way we will tackle the issue of homelessness in the city is by making sure there is enough affordable housing for everyone that needs it. We are investing a significant amount of money in housing delivery, and it is great to see us starting on site.

“We also want to make sure that we are building communities where people can feel they belong and develop relationships with their neighbours.

“Council housing has a vital role to play alongside the larger developments that are currently starting to take shape across the city.”

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