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(1)      Agrees that Cllr Allard,
Co-leader at Aberdeen City Council, moved a motion (25 October
2024) at CoSLA Leaders which was unanimously agreed,
containing:-

“viii.  Recognised the concern
surrounding Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) present
in various council and former council housing stock alongside the
significant financial implications to both local authorities and
homeowners who had purchased a property previously owned by a local
authority;

ix.?Noted that the previous UK Government had committed to consider
the approach to any RAAC funding in other public sector estates on
a case-by-case basis;  and

x.?Agreed to CoSLA engaging with both UK and Scottish Governments
on:
1.        
The establishment of funding mechanisms that might be available
to support housing providers in meeting costs to resolve the issue
and that local authorities were best placed to administer such
funds.; and
2.        
That any establishment of a UK wide RAAC Fund support affected
tenants as well as, homeowners who had purchased previously council
owned properties affected by RAAC with associated costs, such as
remedial works or a financial support package that would alleviate
the financial devastation caused by RAAC, by, at minimum,
mitigating the gap between market value and any mortgage shortfall
resulting from voluntary or compulsory purchase.”
(2)      Agrees that Aberdeen City
Council adopts the above as its policy position with regards to
RAAC funding, including but not limited to support for private
owners;
(3)      Instructs the Chief
Executive to continue engagement with Scottish Government, UK
Government, and CoSLA, to outline Aberdeen City Council’s
position with regards to RAAC funding and the need to establish a
UK RAAC Fund for the purposes set out above;
(4)      Instructs the Chief
Executive to write to the Scottish Government, UK Government, and
CoSLA, to outline the position of private owners due to the RAAC
crisis and outline the need for the establishment of a UK RAAC Fund
for the purposes set out above;
(5)      Notes the Scottish
Government’s Housing Minister, Paul McLennan MSP, met with
residents in Torry whose properties are affected by Reinforced
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) on Friday 2 May 2025. Further
notes that the Housing Minister met with Co-leader, Councillor
Christian Allard and Councillor Martin Greig at Marischal College
with Council officials to discuss the impact of RAAC on Aberdeen
City Council;
(6)      Notes that the Aberdeen
City Region Deal contains a £20 million Housing
Infrastructure Fund to unlock housing sites that are of strategic
importance to the local authorities;
(7)      Instructs the Chief
Officer – Corporate Landlord to consider the options and
possibilities that may be available through the Housing
Infrastructure Fund as part of the Balnagask Masterplanning
exercise that has previously been instructed;
(8)      note that the Chief
Officer – Corporate Landlord would circulate to members
Housing Infrastructure Fund guidance and information relating to UK
Government funding requests.