The Scottish Housing Regulator today provided an update on social
landlords that have identified the presence of RAAC in some of
their social rented homes.
The Regulator reported that 17 landlords have identified the
presence of RAAC in some of the homes they provide to tenants,
with 2,205 homes in total affected; this equates to around
0.4% of all homes provided by social landlords in Scotland. All
of the landlords have now concluded their investigations into the
presence of RAAC in their homes.
The 17 landlords that have identified the presence of RAAC in
some of their homes, and the number of affected social rented
homes, are:
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Aberdeen City Council
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366
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Almond Housing Association Ltd
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328
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Angus Council
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25
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Bield Housing & Care
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34
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Bridgewater Housing Association Ltd
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142
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City of Edinburgh Council
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44
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Clackmannanshire Council
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69
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Dundee City Council
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516
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Link Group Ltd
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25
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Linstone Housing Association
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14
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North Lanarkshire Council
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103
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River Clyde Homes
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43
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Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association Ltd
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102
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South Lanarkshire Council
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157
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Stirling Council
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26
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Viewpoint Housing Association Ltd
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130
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West Lothian Council
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81
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Nicola Harcus, Assistant Director with the Regulator, said, “We
will continue to engage with those landlords who have identified
RAAC in their homes to get appropriate assurance about their
progress with their plans to manage that RAAC.”
RAAC is a lightweight structural construction material used
between the 1950s and 1990s in the floors, walls and roofs of
some buildings in Scotland, including some residential
properties. It is no longer used in buildings in Scotland. More
information about RAAC and the risks associated with its use is
available on the website of the
Institution of Structural Engineers.
More information on the survey can be found on the
Regulator's website.
Read our earlier news on
the findings from the RAAC survey.
Notes to editors
- The Scottish Housing Regulator was established on 1 April
2011 under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010. Its objective is to
safeguard and promote the interests of tenants and others who use
local authority and RSL housing services. The Regulator operates
independently of Scottish Ministers and is accountable directly
to the Scottish Parliament. It assumed its full regulatory
responsibilities on 1 April 2012. The Regulator consists of the
Chair and five Board members. More information about the
Regulator can be found on its website at www.housingregulator.gov.scot
- SHR sets out how it regulates social landlords in its
published framework – Regulation of Social
Housing in Scotland.
- SHR has collected and published this information to help the
Scottish Government to establish a clear national assessment of
RAAC in social housing in Scotland. SHR will continue to update
this information as those landlords who are still investigating
the incidence of RAAC complete this work.
- The Regulator published its previous update on RAAC was
published in November 2024 and is available on
its website. It showed a
higher number of affected properties. However, a small number
of landlords have since told the Regulator that this had
included properties that were not in their ownership or were
not residential dwellings. The updated figures published today
reflect this revision.
