A housing development in Bristol is set to be demolished, forcing 21 households to relocate.Elim Housing Association says Bouverie Court in Easton has £4m worth of issues that it cannot afford to repair
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00:00A housing development in Bristol is set to be demolished, forcing 21 households to relocate
00:08from the site. Landlord Ellum Housing Association says that the Bovery Court in Easton has £4
00:17million worth of issues that it cannot afford to repair. The former Pit Pony pub site on
00:25the corner of Bovery Street and Easton Road was developed into 14 flats and 7 houses for
00:31affordable renting in 2011. But an external wall fire safety survey carried out in 2021
00:40identified an extensive number of issues with the structure of the building and the quality
00:46of the homes, which is causing the tenants to have to move out due to not being able
00:53to repair them as the repair costs are so high.