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The Council
resolved:-
(i)            
to acknowledge the efforts of Council officers throughout the
rehoming exercise which had seen all affected tenants accept an
offer of alternative housing;
(ii)           
to note that homeowners had been offered a number of options by
Aberdeen City Council, including voluntary acquisition, property
swap, and the offer of a council tenancy, supported throughout the
process by officers;
(iii)         
to agree to continue to work to help the people of Balnagask through the RAAC situation and agree
that, in addition to the voluntary acquisition offer to home
owners:

·      
the Council would pay any professional fees reasonably incurred for
property advice

·      
the Council would also cover any reasonably incurred legal fees

·      
in addition, home owners would receive a home loss payment equal to
10% of their current property's market value

·      
the Council would also meet other reasonable costs, such as moving
expenses and early mortgage surrender fees;

(iv)         
to note the decision of the Communities, Housing and
Public Protection Committee on 26 August 2025 which instructed
officers to recommence with immediate effect the planning,
preparation, engagement and mitigation works in respect of
demolition of only Council-owned blocks; 

(v)          
to note that no other local authority or Government
was offering the level of financial support to affected tenants and
homeowners that Aberdeen City Council had to date;

(vi)         
to note that the Executive Director - Children and
Families would request Building Standards to pull together
information regarding the eviction process in relation to dangerous
properties with regard to the Housing (Scotland) Act and circulate
to all Councillors;

(vii)        
to note that the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord
was putting together an advice note in response to an instruction
from the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee with
regard to issues such as security patrols, fly tipping, vandalism
and missed bin collections in the affected area and that this would
be circulated to all Councillors and would include the name of the
security contractor; and

(viii)      
to note that the Chief Officer - Corporate Landlord
would circulate links to all Councillors with information regarding
property swaps and accompanying values.