A disabled man narrowly avoided being forced out of his home by bailiffs thanks to support from community union, ACORN. Ben Watson, who takes medication for various long term health conditions, said he has been trying for over six months to get on Bristol City Council's waiting list so he can bid for properties in the city.
The landlady of the flat he rents in Hillfields said she was left with no choice but to sell the house and evict the tenants after her husband committed suicide and left his estate to his sister. Mr Watson, who claims benefits due to his long term health conditions, cannot afford to rent another home in the private sector and claims the council cannot help him until he is forced out of the house by bailiffs.
The 58-year-old who has chronic depression was due to be evicted today (Wednesday, June 21) but was saved after ACORN members gathered outside the house, blockading the entrance.
