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 |
366 |
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Almond Housing Association Ltd |
328 |
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Angus Council |
25 |
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Bield Housing & Care |
34 |
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Bridgewater Housing Association Ltd |
142 |
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City of Edinburgh Council |
44 |
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Clackmannanshire Council |
69 |
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Dundee City Council |
516 |
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Link Group Ltd |
25 |
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Linstone Housing Association |
14 |
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North Lanarkshire Council |
103 |
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River Clyde Homes |
43 |
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Sanctuary Scotland Housing Association Ltd |
102 |
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South Lanarkshire Council |
157 |
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Stirling Council |
26 |
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Viewpoint Housing Association Ltd |
130 |
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West Lothian Council |
81 |
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.
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.