Bristol City Council to sell houses on the private market for the first time

A new housing development will see Bristol City Council building houses for sale on the private market for the first time.

The proposals for the Alderman Moores site in Ashton Vale would see a mixed development of around 130 new homes.

The site would deliver 40 per cent social rented council homes for the city. The reminder of the homes built would be sold, and the proceeds would be reinvested to support the funding of the construction of new council homes.

This would be the first time the council has built houses for sale on the private market, and is hoped to be the model for the new council housing Delivery Company.

Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, said: “The shortage of adequate housing is one of the biggest challenges facing the city and one that we are working very hard to address. This is the first time we have used this model of building homes for sale on the open market, and we are hoping this can pave the way for our new housing company to deliver more housing for the whole city.

“We are not just building houses, we are trying to build mixed, balanced communities where people feel they belong. We are seeking to dramatically increase the number of new homes which are affordable to rent for people in Bristol. Over the next couple of months we should see around 50 council homes become available.”