The Scottish Housing Regulator has recently named 13 landlords which have identified the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) in social housing.
Earlier in March, the regulator asked social landlords in Scotland to provide an update on their investigation of RAAC in the homes they provide for tenants.
Currently, 125 landlords have confirmed there is no RAAC present in their tenants’ homes and 27 continue to investigate this, while 13 have already identified the material to be present in their social housing stock (with 1,994 homes affected), including:
The number of homes currently under investigation is 8,311.
Aberdeen City Council has already accepted a recommendation from council officers to rehome tenants of 299 council properties due to RAAC having been found in the homes.
“We have engaged with the landlords that have identified RAAC in their homes and have assurance that they have appropriate management plans for the affected homes,” said Nicola Harcus, assistant director with the regulator.
“We will continue to update the information we have on the presence of RAAC in social housing as landlords complete their outstanding investigations.”
