£817,333 Scottish Government Funding Revealed as Questions Grow Over Council’s Handling of Tillicoultry RAAC Homeowners

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New information obtained by a Tillicoultry RAAC homeowner reveals that Clackmannanshire Council had secured £817,333 through the Scottish Government’s Affordable Housing Supply Programme for remediation of Council-owned properties — while homeowners were waiting for answers about financial assistance and being encouraged to consider selling their homes.

Fresh questions have emerged over the handling of RAAC-affected homeowners in Tillicoultry after a Freedom of Information request revealed that £817,333 in Scottish Government funding had been approved for remediation works involving Council-owned properties.

The information was obtained by RAAC homeowner and campaign group member Owain Carter, who submitted an Environmental Information request to the Scottish Government on 20 June 2026.

The Scottish Government's response, dated 9 July 2026, confirms that funding of £817,333 had been approved through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme for:

• 35–51 High Street, Tillicoultry
• 6–22 Park Street, Tillicoultry
• 75–97 Chappelle Crescent, Tillicoultry

The funding is described by the Scottish Government as being for “Voids Remediation Works for Council owner properties” and will be paid when works are completed in each of the three blocks, with expenditure expected across the 2026/27 and 2027/28 financial years.

The Scottish Government also confirmed that:

“No other grant application have been submitted to the Scottish Government.”

The disclosure is significant because of what homeowners say they were being told during the period in which the funding was being secured and discussions about their own financial position were taking place.

This was not a homeowner compensation grant

It is important to be precise about the nature of the funding.

The £817,333 was not a grant for RAAC-affected homeowners.

It was not a fund established to compensate private homeowners, nor does the Scottish Government's response state that the money could be used to increase individual purchase offers.

The funding was approved through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme for remediation of Council-owned properties.

The UK RAAC Campaign Group is therefore not suggesting that £817,333 should simply have been divided between homeowners.

The significance of the funding lies elsewhere.

It raises questions about what the Council knew, when it knew it, what financial discussions were taking place and what information was communicated to homeowners while they were being asked to make major decisions about their properties.

The Council had been discussing financial assistance with homeowners

The timing is particularly important.

Following a meeting in October 2025 involving RAAC-affected homeowners, Council officers and councillors, and the Scottish Government represented by the then Housing Minister Mairi McAllan, homeowners understood that the Council would explore providing a fixed payment from its own resources.

This was separate from Scottish Government grant funding.

The proposal was understood to involve the Council potentially setting aside money from its own budgets to provide a payment to affected homeowners.

The reasoning was that the financial circumstances surrounding the remediation of Council-owned properties could potentially allow the Council to make a separate contribution towards homeowners who had suffered significant losses as a consequence of RAAC.

This was therefore not a request for the Scottish Government to provide another grant.

It was a proposal for the Council itself to consider using its own funds.

A payment of £10,000–£15,000 was discussed

The possibility of a fixed payment was not merely theoretical.

During a subsequent telephone conversation with Kevin Wells, Director for Place & Economy, Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the UK RAAC Campaign Group, says that a potential figure of approximately £10,000 to £15,000 per homeowner was discussed.

The figure was understood to be a potential Council-funded payment.

It was not presented as Scottish Government funding.

Homeowners were therefore given reason to believe that the Council was actively considering whether it could provide a meaningful financial contribution towards their losses.

They were subsequently asked to wait while this was explored.

For homeowners already facing mortgages, insurance and other continuing costs on RAAC-affected properties, that waiting period was not cost-free.

The Aberdeen comparison

The discussions also arose in the context of arrangements being considered elsewhere.

Aberdeen City Council had obtained funding relating to remediation of Council-owned properties affected by RAAC and had considered its own financial arrangements for affected homeowners.

The comparison was relevant because it demonstrated that a local authority could potentially consider a separate Council-funded payment to homeowners, rather than treating Scottish Government remediation funding itself as homeowner compensation.

The issue for Tillicoultry homeowners was therefore whether Clackmannanshire Council could similarly identify its own resources to recognise some of the financial losses experienced by affected residents.

Homeowners were encouraged to consider selling

During this period, Wilson Chowdhry also had discussions with Council officers regarding the position of affected homeowners.

In a conversation with Kim Grieve, Mr Chowdhry says he was advised that homeowners might be better off selling their properties to the Council in order to bring their continuing financial liabilities to an end.

For homeowners paying mortgages, insurance and other costs on properties affected by RAAC, the suggestion was understandable in one respect.

Selling would bring those ongoing costs to an end.

But the context is important.

At the same time, homeowners understood that the Council was considering a fixed payment potentially worth £10,000–£15,000.

They therefore had to make decisions about whether to accept existing offers or wait for the outcome of the Council's discussions.

When did the Council know about the £817,333?

This is now one of the central questions.

Information available to the UK RAAC Campaign Group indicates that the Council had knowledge of the Scottish Government funding from around March 2026.

From March onwards, Mr Chowdhry says he made repeated calls and sent numerous emails seeking information about the Council's discussions with the Scottish Government, available funding and the possibility of further financial assistance.

Yet he says that the existence of the £817,333 funding was not disclosed to him during those enquiries before June.

The Scottish Government response to Mr Carter's request now confirms that the funding had been approved.

This creates a straightforward question:

If the Council knew about the funding, why was that information not disclosed when homeowners and their campaign representatives were repeatedly seeking an update on the financial position?

There may be a legitimate explanation.

The funding may have been subject to conditions.

It may have been restricted entirely to the remediation of Council-owned properties.

It may have had no relevance to individual homeowner purchase offers.

But homeowners should not have to speculate about these matters.

They should be told.

The Council's own proposed payment is a separate issue

It is important not to conflate the two sources of funding.

The Scottish Government's £817,333 was for remediation works involving Council-owned properties.

The proposed £10,000–£15,000 fixed payment was understood to be something different: a potential payment from Clackmannanshire Council's own resources.

The Council therefore cannot simply answer questions about the proposed fixed payment by pointing to the restrictions attached to the Scottish Government grant.

The questions are separate.

Homeowners want to know whether the Council explored using its own resources to provide a fixed payment, as they had been led to believe.

They want to know what its finance team concluded.

And they want to know why the Council ultimately moved from considering a potential payment of £10,000–£15,000 to telling homeowners that no additional financial assistance was available.

What happened to the proposed fixed payment?

The Council's position became particularly difficult for homeowners to understand when letters dated 23 July 2026 stated that, following a “thorough review and exploration of all available funding options”, the Council was unable to provide any additional financial assistance towards the purchase of their properties.

That raises several questions.

Was the proposed fixed payment formally considered?

Was the Council's finance team asked to identify money that could be used for it?

Was a sum actually identified?

Was the £10,000–£15,000 figure ever considered formally by councillors or Council officers?

If the proposal was rejected, when was that decision made?

What was the reason?

And why were homeowners asked to wait while this was being explored?

These questions matter because homeowners continued to incur significant costs while they waited.

The financial burden of waiting

The Council's approach needs to be considered from the perspective of the families affected.

Homeowners did not choose to have RAAC in their properties.

They did not choose to see the value and usability of their homes affected.

They did not choose to spend years uncertain about whether their homes would be remediated, purchased or otherwise dealt with.

Many have continued to face mortgage payments, insurance and other costs.

The instruction to “wait” therefore had a financial consequence.

If homeowners were asked to wait because the Council genuinely believed additional financial assistance might become available, they deserve to know what happened to that possibility.

If no payment was ever realistically available, they deserve to know why they were not told sooner.

The changing property offers add to the concern

The funding issue is also occurring against the background of significant changes to the offers being made for some homeowners' properties.

Recent correspondence has reportedly resulted in figures that differ substantially from previous offers.

One homeowner has reportedly received an offer more than £13,500 higher than their original offer, while another has received an offer £5,000 lower.

These differences raise separate questions about the valuation process.

But they also reinforce the need for transparency.

Homeowners need to know exactly how purchase offers have been calculated and what financial assumptions underpin them.

They should not be left trying to understand whether changes are connected to revised valuations, remediation costs, funding arrangements or other factors.

The information should be disclosed openly

The Scottish Government's response provides a clear factual starting point.

£817,333 was approved.

It was approved through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme.

It relates to remediation of three blocks of Council-owned properties in Tillicoultry.

It is expected to be paid as works are completed during 2026/27 and 2027/28.

The campaign is not suggesting anything beyond those facts.

What homeowners are asking is what happened on the Council side.

When did Clackmannanshire Council know?

What internal discussions took place?

Was the funding considered alongside the Council's own proposal for a fixed payment?

What did the finance team advise?

And why did the Council ultimately conclude that no additional financial assistance could be provided?

Wilson Chowdhry: “The Council needs to explain the chronology”

Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the UK RAAC Campaign Group, said:

“The information obtained by Owain Carter is important because it establishes that £817,333 had been approved through the Affordable Housing Supply Programme for remediation of Council-owned properties in three Tillicoultry blocks.

“I want to be absolutely clear that we are not claiming this was a compensation grant for homeowners. It wasn't. The Scottish Government has clearly stated what the funding was for.

“Our concern is about the wider financial circumstances and the information homeowners were receiving while they were being asked to make decisions about their properties.

“Following the October meeting involving homeowners, the Council and the then Housing Minister Mairi McAllan, homeowners understood that the Council would explore using its own resources to provide a fixed payment. In a subsequent conversation, Kevin Wells indicated to me that a figure in the region of £10,000 to £15,000 was being considered.

“This was not additional Scottish Government grant funding. It was understood to be something the Council could potentially provide from its own resources, potentially by setting aside money from other Council budgets as a consequence of the wider remediation arrangements.

“Homeowners were asked to wait while this was explored. During that period I repeatedly contacted the Council seeking information about funding and the position of homeowners.

“At the same time, homeowners were being advised that they might be better off selling to bring their ongoing costs to an end.

“We now know that £817,333 had been approved for Council-owned property remediation. That does not mean that this money should have been paid to homeowners. But it does mean that homeowners are entitled to understand the Council's financial position and what discussions were taking place around its own proposed fixed payment.

“If the Council ultimately decided that it could not provide that payment, then homeowners deserve to know when that decision was made, why it was made and what financial options were considered.

“We are not making an allegation that the Council deliberately withheld funding to acquire properties cheaply. We do not have evidence to make that allegation. We are asking for transparency because the chronology raises legitimate questions.

“These homeowners have already waited years and carried substantial financial and emotional costs. They deserve to know whether the commitments and possibilities discussed with them were genuinely explored and, if so, why they ultimately came to nothing.”

Homeowners deserve the full picture

The disclosure of the £817,333 funding does not answer every question surrounding the Tillicoultry RAAC crisis.

But it does provide an important piece of information that homeowners did not previously have.

It confirms that substantial Scottish Government funding was approved for remediation of Council-owned properties while affected private homeowners were themselves waiting for clarity about their future.

It also highlights the need to distinguish between Scottish Government funding for Council-owned property remediation and the separate Council-funded payment that homeowners understood was being considered.

The key issue is therefore not whether homeowners should receive a share of the £817,333.

It is whether they were given a full and accurate picture of the financial circumstances surrounding their properties while they were being asked to wait, consider selling and absorb the continuing costs of the RAAC crisis.

The Council should now provide that explanation openly.

For families who have already spent years living with uncertainty, transparency is not an unreasonable demand. It is the minimum they deserve.

Together, we continue to stand with RAAC families and campaign for a fair resolution.

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RAAC Homeowners Finally Secure Council Meeting After Sustained Campaign – But Families Ask Why They Had to Fight So Hard to Be Heard

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After weeks of pressure from RAAC-affected homeowners, their MPs and councillors, and the UK RAAC Campaign Group, Clackmannanshire Council has finally proposed a date for the long-promised meeting with residents. Homeowners have unanimously chosen 3 September — but say they should never have been forced to wait this long.

RAAC-affected homeowners in Tillicoultry have finally secured a date for the meeting they have been repeatedly requesting with senior representatives of Clackmannanshire Council.

The Council has proposed two possible dates at Kilncraigs, Alloa:

• Thursday 3 September, 12 noon–2pm
• Thursday 17 September, 12 noon–2pm

Following consultation with the affected homeowners, 3 September has been selected as the preferred date, with residents unanimously expressing the view that waiting any longer would be unacceptable.

The meeting comes after a sustained campaign led by Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the UK RAAC Campaign Group, who challenged homeowners to contact the Council daily to request a meeting, encouraged them to ask their current MPs and councillors to press the Council for action, and personally wrote several times to both Clackmannanshire Council and the Scottish Government demanding that homeowners be given the opportunity to meet those responsible for decisions affecting their homes.

The campaign has now produced a result.

But for homeowners who have already endured years of uncertainty, financial pressure and unanswered questions, the fact that they are still being asked to wait almost another month for a meeting has caused considerable frustration.

A meeting promised — then delayed

The proposed meeting follows a commitment made by Council Leader Councillor Ellen Forson after campaigners challenged the Council over its handling of the RAAC crisis.

Councillor Forson had previously indicated that she believed it would be more constructive to bring homeowners together rather than continue an exchange of correspondence, saying that residents should be given a full update and the opportunity to ask questions directly.

However, despite that commitment, no meeting date was confirmed for several weeks.

During that period, homeowners were instead confronted with further financial correspondence from the Council.

On 23 July, residents received letters stating that, following what the Council described as a “thorough review and exploration of all available funding options”, it was unable to provide additional financial assistance towards the purchase of their properties.

This was particularly frustrating because homeowners had spent months waiting while discussions surrounding Scottish Government funding and possible additional assistance continued.

The correspondence also produced further concerns about the figures being offered to individual homeowners.

Some offers appeared to differ substantially from previous figures, with one homeowner reportedly receiving an offer more than £13,500 higher than their original offer, while another received an offer £5,000 lower.

The apparent inconsistencies have left homeowners seeking a clear explanation of how the figures have been calculated.

Homeowners have already waited long enough

Against this background, the Council's offer of a meeting in September has been welcomed — but the timing has also caused significant frustration.

After speaking directly with the affected homeowners, Mr Chowdhry asked the Council to confirm 3 September, rather than allowing the matter to drift towards the later proposed date of 17 September.

Residents made clear that they could not accept another unnecessary delay.

These are families who have already spent years dealing with the consequences of RAAC.

They have faced uncertainty over their homes, disputed valuations, mortgage and insurance costs and difficult decisions about whether to sell or remain in properties affected by the crisis.

For some homeowners, the financial consequences have been particularly serious.

The emotional impact has also been considerable.

Behind every valuation and every offer is a family attempting to make decisions about their future while dealing with a problem they did not create.

Questions remain unanswered

The forthcoming meeting must address the questions that homeowners have repeatedly raised.

These include the substantial differences between previous and current offers, the basis upon which valuations have been calculated and concerns surrounding properties where homeowners believe their original valuations were incorrectly reduced.

Homeowners also remain concerned about the information provided regarding remediation costs, including the treatment of VAT.

Previous Council correspondence has referred to an estimated remediation cost of £34,689 excluding VAT in relation to a property, yet homeowners have been seeking clearer information about the actual VAT implications for their individual circumstances.

Questions have also remained regarding potential environmental retrofit grants previously discussed with homeowners and whether such funding could affect the overall financial position of affected properties.

These are not minor technical matters.

They can materially affect whether a homeowner believes an offer represents a fair settlement or whether they should consider remaining within a remediation programme.

The Council's position has repeatedly shifted

Homeowners have also endured a changing landscape throughout the RAAC crisis.

The proposed approach has evolved from discussions around demolition to remediation, followed by discussions concerning Scottish Government funding and potential additional assistance.

Residents were repeatedly asked to wait while these matters were explored.

Now, after months of waiting, they have been told that no additional financial assistance is available.

At the same time, homeowners have been presented with changing offers and warned that remediation costs cannot remain fixed indefinitely.

This has inevitably raised a fundamental question:

If homeowners were asked to wait while funding and financial options were explored, what was achieved during that additional period of uncertainty?

The forthcoming meeting provides the Council with an opportunity to answer that question directly.

Campaign pressure secures progress

The UK RAAC Campaign Group believes that direct engagement between homeowners and senior decision-makers is essential.

Mr Chowdhry's campaign called on affected homeowners to maintain pressure by contacting the Council regularly, while also asking their elected representatives to intervene.

The campaign also involved direct correspondence with the Council and Scottish Government.

The objective was straightforward: to ensure that homeowners were not left dealing indefinitely with written correspondence while major decisions affecting their homes and finances were being made.

The eventual offer of a meeting represents an important step.

But campaigners believe the meeting must now deliver more than another update.

Wilson Chowdhry: “Homeowners should never have had to fight this hard to be heard”

Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the UK RAAC Campaign Group, said:

“I welcome the Council finally putting dates on the table, but it is deeply disappointing that homeowners have had to campaign so persistently simply to secure a meeting they were already promised.

“I have spoken with all of the affected homeowners, and there was a unanimous view that they could not accept any further unnecessary delay. The 3rd September was therefore the clear choice. Even so, residents are still being asked to wait almost another month for a meeting they have been requesting for some time.

“These families have already waited years. They have lived with the uncertainty of RAAC, disputed property valuations, changing offers and significant financial costs, including mortgages, insurance and other expenses. They have been repeatedly asked to be patient while funding and other options were explored.

“Then, before the promised meeting had even been arranged, homeowners received what appeared to be final financial positions from the Council. Some of the latest offers also appear to differ substantially from previous figures, including one homeowner being offered more than £13,500 above their original offer while another has seen an offer reduced by £5,000.

“When figures change by thousands of pounds, homeowners are entitled to understand why. They deserve transparency about how valuations have been calculated, what funding options were explored, what happened to proposals for additional assistance and how issues such as VAT and potential environmental grants have been taken into account.

“The emotional impact of this process must not be underestimated. These homeowners did not choose to have RAAC in their properties and they did not choose to spend years living with uncertainty over their homes and financial futures.

“We do not want confrontation. We want a constructive meeting where homeowners can finally receive clear answers directly from those responsible for making these decisions.

“The 3rd September must therefore be more than another meeting where concerns are recorded and residents are asked to wait again. Homeowners need answers, transparency and a clear path towards a fair resolution.

“They have waited long enough.”

What happens next?

The Council has been asked to confirm Thursday 3 September as the meeting date.

The confirmed attendees are expected to include:

• Cllr Ellen Forson, Leader of Clackmannanshire Council
• Cllr Jane McTaggart, Depute Spokesperson: Place & Economy (Housing)
• Kevin Wells, Director: Place & Economy
• Caroline Rodgers, Head of Housing: Place & Economy
• Sandy MacKintosh, Team Leader: Housing
• Marie Komorowska, Team Leader: Housing

Their attendance gives homeowners an opportunity to raise their concerns directly with both elected members and senior officers.

The UK RAAC Campaign Group will continue to support the affected homeowners and ensure that their concerns are clearly presented.

Securing the meeting is an important step — but it is only a first step.

After years of uncertainty, homeowners need the Council to listen carefully, answer the outstanding questions and demonstrate through its actions that the families affected by RAAC are finally being treated with the fairness, transparency and dignity they deserve.

The campaign continues.

Together, we continue to stand with RAAC families and campaign for a fair resolution.

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Scottish Government Response to Wilson Chowdhry Leaves Key RAAC Issues Unresolved

 

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By Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman, UK RAAC Campaign Group

The UK RAAC Campaign Group has continued to press the Scottish Government for meaningful action on the serious problems facing households living in properties affected by Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).

Following our meeting with Scottish Government officials on 19 February 2026, I have now received a substantive written response to correspondence I sent in June and July concerning RAAC-affected households, including residents in Clackmannanshire.

While the response provides some useful clarification, it also confirms that many of the fundamental concerns raised by affected homeowners remain unresolved.

No dedicated Scottish RAAC remediation fund

One of the most important issues remains the absence of a dedicated Scottish Government fund for the remediation of RAAC-affected homes.

The Scottish Government has clarified that it has no dedicated funding for RAAC remediation, citing fiscal challenges. Instead, it continues to call on the UK Government to establish a national RAAC remediation fund.

The Scottish Government has also stated that it will consider flexibilities within existing funding arrangements for local authorities with RAAC-affected properties.

This distinction is extremely important for affected families.

Residents cannot simply wait indefinitely while responsibility for funding is passed between governments and local authorities. RAAC is a structural issue affecting the safety, value and marketability of homes, and families need a clear route towards permanent remediation.

The Campaign Group will therefore continue to press for a properly funded national solution.

Local authorities must communicate with affected residents

The Scottish Government's response also acknowledges concerns about communication between local authorities and RAAC-affected residents.

In relation to Clackmannanshire, officials stated that residents had reported that information had not been shared in a timely manner. The Scottish Government reiterated that local authorities must engage with RAAC-affected residents regularly, keep them properly informed and provide clear and timely information appropriate to individual circumstances.

This is a welcome statement of principle.

However, affected homeowners need to see these principles translated into consistent action on the ground.

At our February meeting, the Campaign Group had already raised concerns about engagement with homeowners and tenants. Scottish Government officials said that local authorities were expected to maintain good, person-centred communication with households affected by RAAC.

The Campaign Group will continue to monitor whether this commitment is being delivered.

What happens to homeowners trapped by RAAC?

One of the most serious consequences of the RAAC crisis is the financial trap in which many homeowners now find themselves.

For homeowners living in RAAC-affected properties, the problem is not simply the cost and disruption of remediation. Their homes can become extremely difficult to sell, remortgage or move away from, leaving families effectively trapped in properties through no fault of their own.

The UK RAAC Campaign Group has therefore been calling for practical legislative and financial measures to help affected homeowners. These include restoring first-time buyer status for people who have been forced to remain owners of RAAC-affected properties, as well as addressing the mortgage difficulties faced by those whose homes are affected.

These are not new requests.

We raised these issues with the Scottish Government previously, and the former Cabinet Secretary for Housing, Mairi McAllan, indicated that she would seek changes through the UK Government. Yet there has been no evidence of those promised changes being secured, and the fundamental problems facing RAAC homeowners remain.

At our meeting with Scottish Government officials in February, we raised the issues again. Officials acknowledged that the relevant legislation is reserved to the UK Government and said that the Campaign Group's position would be relayed to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing.

But simply explaining that the powers are reserved is not enough.

We already know that.

The issue is whether the Scottish Government is prepared to use its influence to secure meaningful change from the UK Government.

The latest response provides information about the Scottish Government's First Homes Fund, which offers eligible first-time buyers a £10,000 contribution towards a deposit on properties valued up to £300,000. However, the response confirms that first-time buyer status is determined according to the UK Government definition: a person must not currently own, or have previously owned, a property anywhere in the world.

This exposes the particular injustice faced by some RAAC-affected homeowners.

A person who owns a defective or severely compromised RAAC-affected property is still treated as a homeowner. They cannot simply abandon that property in order to become a first-time buyer again. Yet they may be unable to sell it on the normal housing market or obtain the finance required to move forward with their lives.

The Government must recognise that RAAC homeowners are in an exceptional position.

They did not choose to purchase homes containing RAAC. They did not cause the structural problems affecting their properties. And they should not be financially penalised for being trapped by circumstances beyond their control.

The Campaign Group will therefore continue to press both the Scottish and UK Governments for a specific and workable solution.

We do not need another acknowledgement that the powers are reserved to Westminster.

We need the Scottish Government to demonstrate what action it has taken with the UK Government — and what it intends to do next.

Innovative remediation solutions

The Campaign Group has also sought consideration of innovative approaches to RAAC remediation.

At the February meeting, we specifically asked Scottish Government officials to consider solutions including ReGrid. Officials agreed to raise this with Building Standards colleagues.

The subsequent response confirms that the Building Standards Division has considered the Campaign Group's suggestion of innovative products.

However, its advice is that building owners should seek professional advice from qualified surveyors and engineers, with organisations such as the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Institution of Structural Engineers being best placed to advise on the appropriate use of particular remediation methods or products.

Professional advice is clearly essential. But we also need to ensure that potentially viable remediation technologies are properly investigated rather than families being left with uncertainty about what solutions may be available.

The question of accountability

The Campaign Group has previously raised concerns about evidence suggesting that problems associated with RAAC may have been known before the current crisis emerged.

At our February meeting, we asked whether a criminal investigation should be pursued. Scottish Government officials responded that any criminal investigation would be a matter for Police Scotland, although the Scottish Government would have an interest should an investigation take place.

For affected families, questions of accountability remain important.

People who have seen the value and usability of their homes compromised through no fault of their own deserve transparency about how this situation arose, whether warnings were missed and who ultimately bears responsibility.

Public participation and the wider democratic question

The Campaign Group also raised the issue of public participation, including the Scottish Parliament petition PE2198.

The Scottish Government has now confirmed that there is no further action officials can take because the petition has been fully considered and closed by the relevant committee.

Nevertheless, the Government's wider response emphasises the importance it places on participation, openness, accountability and ensuring that people are properly heard in decisions affecting their communities.

These principles should be particularly relevant to communities dealing with RAAC.

Affected residents should not merely be recipients of decisions. They should be properly involved in discussions about remediation, funding, communications and the future of their homes.

A long road still ahead

The February meeting demonstrated that the Scottish Government is engaging with the Campaign Group and has taken forward a number of the actions agreed at that meeting. The subsequent correspondence confirms that officials have reported back on structural-defect legislation, innovative remediation products and the parliamentary petition, while the Campaign Group's position on legislative reform was also relayed to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing.

That engagement is welcome.

But engagement alone will not resolve the RAAC crisis.

Families need funding, practical remediation solutions, fair financial treatment, effective communication and accountability.

The Scottish Government has made clear that it wants the UK Government to establish a national RAAC remediation fund. The UK RAAC Campaign Group will continue to press for this alongside our wider campaign for justice for those whose homes have been affected.

RAAC homeowners did not create this crisis.

They should not be expected to carry its financial and emotional burden indefinitely.

As Chairman of the UK RAAC Campaign Group, I will continue to raise the concerns of affected homeowners and tenants and to seek practical solutions that place the interests and wellbeing of those families at the centre of the response.

The campaign continues.

Together, we continue to stand with RAAC families and campaign for a fair resolution.

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RAAC Homeowners Hit by Yet Another Blow as Council Issues "Final" Offers Before Promised Meeting

 

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Council offers no additional financial assistance while homeowners remain without answers

RAAC homeowners in Tillicoultry have been dealt another blow by Clackmannanshire Council, with a new financial package issued to homeowners despite the meeting promised by Council Leader Councillor Ellen Forson still apparently having no confirmed date.

The latest correspondence, dated 23 July 2026, tells homeowners that, following a "thorough review and exploration of all available funding options", the Council is unable to provide any additional financial assistance towards the purchase of their properties.

For homeowners who have spent months waiting for answers, this is deeply disappointing.

It is particularly troubling because the Council has spent the last six months asking residents to wait while discussions regarding Scottish Government funding and potential additional assistance continued.

Now, before homeowners have even had the opportunity to sit down with elected members and senior officers to discuss the matter, they are being presented with what appears to be a final position.

A meeting was promised – but the offers have arrived first

On 8 July, following my open letter challenging the Council's handling of the RAAC crisis, Councillor Ellen Forson said that she believed it would be more constructive to bring everyone together rather than continue exchanging correspondence.

She stated:

"I hope you will understand that, rather than continuing to exchange correspondence, I believe it is now more constructive to bring everyone together so that homeowners can receive a full update and have the opportunity to ask questions directly."

She also said that she looked forward to a "positive and productive discussion."

Those words now feel increasingly hollow.

No meeting date has yet been confirmed, yet homeowners have now received letters setting out financial positions which appear to close down the possibility of additional assistance.

If the purpose of the proposed meeting was to allow homeowners to receive a full update and ask questions directly, why have important financial decisions been communicated before that meeting has even taken place?

Offers Are Suddenly Changing

There is another extraordinary development.

The latest offers do not appear to correspond consistently with the offers homeowners previously received.

One homeowner has reportedly been offered more than £13,500 above their original offer, while another has received an offer £5,000 lower.

This raises very serious questions about how these figures have been calculated.

If the Council has undertaken a fresh valuation exercise, homeowners deserve to know precisely what has changed.

If the Council has identified new information affecting property values, that information should be explained.

And if different homeowners are being treated differently, there needs to be a transparent and comprehensible explanation for those differences.

After everything residents have already experienced, the last thing they need is another set of figures that appear arbitrary or unexplained.

Incorrectly Reduced Valuations Remain Unresolved

This is particularly concerning for homeowners whose properties were previously assigned valuations they believe were incorrectly reduced.

Those issues have still not been properly resolved.

The emotional impact of this process cannot be underestimated.

Homeowners have already spent years living with uncertainty over the value of their homes and their future.

Some have received valuations they believe failed to properly reflect their circumstances.

Others have experienced the distress of seeing offers change while trying to make decisions about whether to sell.

In at least one case, a homeowner initiated the legal process to complete a sale after receiving what appeared to be a higher offer, only to find themselves confronted with the consequences of what appears to have been an error.

Yet there has been no meaningful apology and no satisfactory explanation.

These are not simply figures on a spreadsheet.

Behind every valuation is a family trying to make decisions about where they will live, how they will finance their future and whether they can finally escape the uncertainty created by RAAC.

The Latest Letter Still Fails to Answer Key Questions

The 23 July letter also fails to address several issues homeowners have repeatedly raised.

For example, it provides an estimated remediation cost of £34,689 for the property concerned, explicitly stating that this figure is excluding VAT.

Yet homeowners have been waiting for individual clarification of the VAT implications associated with their particular properties.

That information is critical when comparing a purchase offer against the alternative of remaining involved in remediation works.

The letter also makes no reference to the potential environmental retrofit grants previously discussed with homeowners by Council officers.

Mr Kevin Wells, Strategic Director for Place, had previously indicated that potential grant funding for environmental improvements could be available and might affect the costs faced by homeowners.

Yet that information has still not been properly explained or incorporated into the financial information now being provided.

Homeowners are therefore being asked to make potentially life-changing decisions without all of the information they have repeatedly requested.

From Demolition to Remediation – Then Grants and Now No Additional Payment

The shifting position over recent years has left homeowners increasingly suspicious about the way this process has been handled.

The proposed approach has changed repeatedly.

Homeowners have been told about demolition.

Then remediation packages became central to the discussion.

Then discussions turned towards Scottish Government funding.

Potential environmental retrofit grants were raised.

Homeowners were encouraged to wait while further funding options were explored.

There were discussions about the possibility of an additional fixed payment.

And now, after months of delay, homeowners are being told that no additional financial assistance is available.

The Council's latest letter states that it has "explored all available funding options" and is unable to offer any additional financial assistance.

But homeowners still have not been given a sufficiently detailed explanation of what was explored, what funding was considered, what became of the potential additional payment, or why the position has changed so dramatically.

Was the Delay Worth It?

This is perhaps the most fundamental question.

Homeowners were told to wait.

They waited.

During those additional months they continued to pay mortgages, insurance and other costs associated with properties they could not properly use.

They waited while the Council engaged with the Scottish Government.

They waited while the Council considered potential funding.

They waited while officers discussed possible additional assistance.

Now they are being told that there will be no additional payment.

What, then, was the purpose of the delay?

If there was never going to be any additional assistance, homeowners should have been told that clearly months ago.

If there was a genuine possibility of additional assistance, then the Council needs to explain what happened to that possibility.

The Council's Own Words Now Need to Be Matched by Action

Councillor Forson told homeowners that she was committed to ensuring communication was "as clear and timely as possible".

She also said that bringing homeowners together would allow them to receive a full update and ask questions directly.

Yet the Council has now issued further financial correspondence before that meeting has taken place.

The latest letter also warns that remediation costs, which the Council says have been held at a static price for an extended period, cannot be maintained indefinitely. It states that the Council may therefore need to consider establishing an owners' association to progress the works.

For homeowners, this creates yet another layer of uncertainty.

They are being asked to make decisions while important questions remain unanswered and while the Council's own position has changed repeatedly.

Homeowners Deserve Better

It is difficult to describe the emotional impact of this process.

These families did not choose to have RAAC in their homes.

They did not choose to lose the use or value of their properties.

They did not choose to spend years living with uncertainty.

And they certainly did not choose to incur thousands of pounds in additional costs while waiting for public authorities to determine what would happen next.

What homeowners are asking for is not unreasonable.

They want accurate valuations.

They want clear information about VAT.

They want transparency about available grants and funding.

They want an explanation of why offers differ so substantially from previous figures.

They want an explanation and, where appropriate, an apology when errors have caused distress and financial consequences.

And they want the Council to recognise the financial burden created by the prolonged process.

Most importantly, they want to be treated with dignity.

We Still Hope the Meeting Happens

The UK RAAC Campaign Group remains willing to engage constructively with Clackmannanshire Council.

We hope the promised meeting will be arranged soon and that it will provide the genuine opportunity for homeowners to put their questions directly to elected members and senior officers.

But the meeting must not simply become another stage in a process of delay.

Homeowners have waited long enough.

They deserve answers now.

Wilson Chowdhry, Chair of the UK RAAC Campaign Group, said:

"The latest development is deeply distressing for homeowners. They have waited months while being told that discussions were taking place about funding and potential additional assistance, only to receive what appears to be a final offer before the meeting they were promised has even been arranged. Even more concerning is that the figures now being presented appear to differ significantly from previous offers, with some homeowners facing increases of more than £13,500 while another has seen an offer reduced by £5,000. Where figures have changed, homeowners deserve a full explanation.

"The Council has repeatedly asked these families to be patient, but patience comes at a financial and emotional cost. Homeowners have continued paying mortgages and insurance while dealing with the uncertainty of properties whose values remain disputed. Some have even instructed solicitors based on offers that subsequently appear to have been incorrect, yet no meaningful apology or explanation has been provided.

"Councillor Forson's promise of clear and timely communication now rings particularly hollow when homeowners are receiving major financial decisions before the promised meeting has even been scheduled. We do not want confrontation. We want transparency, fairness and accountability. These homeowners have been through enough. They deserve better than shifting deadlines, changing offers and unanswered questions."

Together, we continue to stand with RAAC families and campaign for a fair resolution.

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A Breakthrough for RAAC Families: The Early Support Scheme Secured After Campaign Pressure

Wilson and Hannah Chowdhry ahead of the first meeting between RAAC-affected homeowners and Stephen Booth, Chief Officer – Corporate Landlord at Aberdeen City Council, in 2024.

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Months on from a major breakthrough, the UK RAAC Campaign Group hopes affected homeowners are now benefiting from vital relocation support

Earlier this year, the UK RAAC Campaign Group achieved an important breakthrough for families affected by Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in Aberdeen.

After listening to the experiences of distressed homeowners and raising their concerns directly with Aberdeen City Council, the campaign helped secure a practical solution to one of the biggest barriers facing families trying to move forward:

How can people relocate when they cannot access the money needed to begin the process?

The answer came in March 2026, when Aberdeen City Council confirmed that advance payments could be considered for eligible homeowners participating in the voluntary acquisition process.

This was a significant moment for RAAC families who had spent months explaining that the problem was not unwillingness to move — it was the financial reality of moving.

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The Problem Was Clear: Families Were Trapped

RAAC homeowners have faced an extraordinary situation.

Many were forced to leave properties they had worked hard to own, while still carrying the emotional and financial burden of homes they could no longer safely occupy.

Although the voluntary acquisition process provided a route forward, families highlighted a major practical obstacle.

Moving requires money.

Deposits for alternative accommodation, removal costs, temporary arrangements and other expenses all have to be paid before families can rebuild their lives.

The UK RAAC Campaign Group raised this issue directly during a meeting on 5th March 2026 between Wilson and Hannah Chowdhry and senior Aberdeen City Council representatives Stephen Booth and Gail Beattie.

The campaign proposed that homeowners should be able to access part of their agreed acquisition payment earlier, or alternatively be given greater flexibility around moving deadlines.

The message was simple:

“Families cannot relocate without the financial means to do so.”

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A Positive Change Was Delivered

Following those discussions, Aberdeen City Council confirmed a new approach.

The Council advised that homeowners taking part in the voluntary acquisition process who were facing difficulties progressing their move could be considered for an advance payment of up to 20% of the agreed market value of their property.

The support was designed to help families secure alternative accommodation and overcome the financial barriers preventing them from moving forward.

The arrangement included safeguards to ensure the process could be managed properly, including requirements around formal missives, agreed dates of entry and solicitor involvement.

For many homeowners, this represented a much-needed recognition of the reality they had been highlighting for months.  Mr Booth wrote:

With regard to the specific issue of financial assistance, discussions took place during the spring of 2026 concerning the practical difficulties some homeowners were experiencing in progressing relocation while awaiting completion of the voluntary acquisition process. Following consideration by officers through the Council's RAAC governance arrangements, it was agreed that advance payments could be considered in appropriate circumstances to assist homeowners who wished to proceed with a voluntary sale but who were experiencing financial barriers to moving.

As a result, communications issued to homeowners during March 2026 advised that, where appropriate, the Council may make an advance payment of up to 20% of the agreed market value of a property. This was subject to a formal missive being in place, an agreed date of entry, and payment being capable of being progressed through solicitors. The purpose of this arrangement was to provide practical assistance to homeowners who required support in securing alternative accommodation before settlement of their sale.

The position remains that homeowners participating in the voluntary acquisition process who experience difficulties in progressing a move should contact the Council's RAAC team so that their circumstances can be considered on an individual basis and appropriate support explored.

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A Victory Achieved Through Listening and Persistence

The UK RAAC Campaign Group welcomes this development as an example of what can be achieved when affected families are heard.

The breakthrough did not happen by accident.

It came because homeowners shared their experiences, campaigners raised concerns, and decision-makers were challenged to consider solutions based on the real-life circumstances of those affected.

Wilson Chowdhry said:

“This was never about confrontation. It was about ensuring that the voices of RAAC families were heard and that practical barriers were addressed. Families needed a workable route forward, and we are pleased that this support became available.”

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Months Later: We Hope Families Are Benefiting

As we reflect on this important milestone, our hope is that RAAC-affected homeowners who needed this assistance have now been able to access it and use it to begin rebuilding their lives.

For those still struggling to move forward, we encourage them to engage with Aberdeen City Council’s RAAC team and explore whether this support may apply to their circumstances.

No family should remain trapped simply because they cannot afford the immediate costs associated with relocation.

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The Campaign Continues

While this was a significant victory, the UK RAAC Campaign Group recognises that many challenges remain.

RAAC families across the country continue to seek fairness, transparency and support as they navigate a crisis they never created.

The early payment concession shows that progress is possible when concerns are properly raised and practical solutions are pursued.

This breakthrough belongs to every homeowner who spoke out, shared their story and refused to allow their situation to be ignored.

Together, we continue to stand with RAAC families and campaign for a fair resolution.

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RAAC Homeowners Still Waiting for Answers as Clackmannanshire Council Leader Responds to Open Letter with Offer of Meeting

RAAC campaigners at Kilncraigs before a meeting with Housing Minister Mairi McAllan

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Last week I published an article highlighting the frustration of RAAC homeowners in Tillicoultry after months of silence from Clackmannanshire Council.

Following that article, I wrote an open letter to Councillor Ellen Forson, Leader of Clackmannanshire Council, copying every councillor, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice and Housing, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, and officials within the Scottish Government Housing Directorate.

The purpose of the letter was simple: to correct what I believed were several misconceptions in Councillor Forson's previous correspondence and to remind the Council of the assurances homeowners had received over the past six months.

The response I received on 8 July was courteous and welcomed a future meeting with homeowners.

Unfortunately, it left the most important questions unanswered.

Correcting the Record

My open letter first challenged Councillor Forson's assertion that only "six working days" had elapsed before she provided a substantive response.

While that may have been technically correct if weekends were excluded, it failed to acknowledge that almost two weeks had passed since her initial acknowledgement of Fran's email.

More importantly, I pointed out that the issue did not begin with Fran's correspondence.

Every councillor had already received numerous emails from me over many months outlining homeowners' concerns. Those emails were deliberately copied to local media to ensure there was a transparent public record of the issues being raised.

As the recognised spokesperson for the affected homeowners, councillors had every opportunity to contact me directly with updates or clarification.

None did.

The reality is that homeowners have been waiting for meaningful communication since the meeting with the Housing Minister in November 2025.

The Council Suspended Its Own Deadlines

One of the most significant issues raised in my letter concerned the Council's own correspondence.

Councillor Forson's previous email suggested that homeowners had delayed matters by failing to make decisions on the offers available to them.

That does not reflect what Council officers themselves communicated.

After homeowners sought clarification regarding the Council's acceptance deadline, Andrew Buchanan, Interim Senior Manager for Housing, wrote to me on 9 January 2026 stating:

"Please consider the deadline as suspended with further information to follow as soon as we have it."

He explained that the Council was reviewing its offers while continuing discussions with the Scottish Government following the meeting with the Cabinet Secretary.

Homeowners accepted those assurances in good faith.

Six months later, the promised update has still not arrived.

Six Months of Waiting

During those six months, homeowners have continued to incur significant financial costs.

Many have remained responsible for mortgages, insurance premiums and other unavoidable expenses on homes they cannot safely occupy.

At the same time, several important questions have remained unanswered.

These include:

• revised purchase offers;
• the VAT liability each homeowner would face;
• details of environmental retrofit funding that had been mentioned by Council officers;
• clarification of any additional fixed payment the Council was considering.

These are not minor administrative matters.

They affect life-changing financial decisions for families who have already endured years of uncertainty.

What Homeowners Were Actually Told

One issue I felt particularly important to clarify concerned discussions with the Scottish Government.

Councillor Forson's earlier email suggested that Scottish Government funding did not alter the offers available to homeowners.

Nobody has ever argued that the Affordable Housing Supply Programme grant itself should be distributed directly to residents.

That was never the proposal.

Instead, following the meeting with the Housing Minister and subsequent discussions with officials in the Scottish Government's Better Homes Division, homeowners were given to understand that once remediation funding had been secured, Clackmannanshire Council would explore whether resources from elsewhere within its own budgets could be used to provide a fixed payment to affected homeowners.

That understanding was reinforced by Council officers over many months.

Indeed, as recently as March this year, Kevin Wells advised me that, depending on the amount of Scottish Government funding received, the Council was considering a fixed payment of between £10,000 and £15,000 for homeowners.

My open letter therefore asked an obvious question:

What changed?

If homeowners were repeatedly encouraged to wait while those discussions took place, why are they now being told that no additional financial assistance is available?

A Modest Proposal

Recognising the financial pressures facing local authorities, my letter did not insist upon the figures that had previously been discussed.

Instead, I appealed for the Council to consider a more modest payment of £5,000 per homeowner.

For many families, this would simply clear their remaining mortgage balance.

At the very least, it would recognise the additional financial burden homeowners have carried during the six months they were asked to wait while negotiations continued.

The Council's Response

Councillor Forson's reply acknowledges the concerns raised but largely avoids addressing them.

She explains that she cannot unilaterally alter decisions made by the Council and that officers are implementing the agreed policy.

That is not in dispute.

However, my letter did not ask her to overturn Council policy alone.

It asked the Council to reconsider its position in light of changed circumstances and the expectations created during months of discussions with both the Scottish Government and affected homeowners.

Importantly, the response does not address any of the specific factual issues raised.

It does not explain why Andrew Buchanan confirmed that deadlines had been suspended.

It does not explain why homeowners have waited six months without the promised update.

It does not explain what became of the proposed fixed payment discussed by officers.

Nor does it explain why homeowners continue to await clarity regarding VAT liabilities and other outstanding financial matters.

Instead, Councillor Forson in an email dated 8th July states that further correspondence is unlikely to be productive and that officers will arrange a meeting between homeowners, elected members and senior officials.

The text of her email reads: 

Dear Mr Chowdhry

Thank you for your further email.

I note the points you have raised.

As you will appreciate, the Council’s agreed approach was determined through the Council’s decision-making process. Neither I, nor any individual councillor, has the authority to unilaterally alter or override that decision. Council officers are therefore working to implement the decision taken by the Council.

I recognise that everyone is keen to receive further information on the next steps. While I am not involved in the operational delivery of this work, I have made my views clear to officers that communication should be timely, clear and consistent, and that residents should be kept informed as matters progress.

As I stated in my previous email, I agree that a meeting with elected members and senior officers would be helpful. I have asked officers to arrange this as soon as practicable - you have highlighted in your letter some of challenges at this time of year, but I understand they will be in touch with details once arrangements have been made. I hope this meeting will provide an opportunity for officers to provide clarity on the current position, explain the next steps and answer any questions that homeowners may have.

I fully appreciate that this has been a lengthy and difficult process for everyone affected, and I remain committed to ensuring that communication is as clear and timely as possible within the Council’s role and responsibilities.

I hope you will understand that, rather than continuing to exchange correspondence, I believe it is now more constructive to bring everyone together so that homeowners can receive a full update and have the opportunity to ask questions directly. I look forward to a positive and productive discussion.

Yours sincerely

Councillor Ellen Forson
Leader of Clackmannanshire Council

An Opportunity to Rebuild Trust

I welcome that commitment.

Indeed, homeowners have been requesting precisely this type of meeting for many months.

However, after years of uncertainty, the meeting must deliver more than another general update.

It must answer the questions that homeowners have patiently and repeatedly raised.

Families deserve to understand why expectations changed, why promised updates never arrived and whether the Council is prepared to acknowledge the financial hardship caused by asking residents to wait an additional six months while discussions continued.

Only through honest dialogue and transparent decision-making can confidence begin to be restored.

Wilson Chowdhry, Chair of the UK RAAC Campaign Group, said:

"I welcome Councillor Forson's willingness to bring homeowners, elected members and senior officers together. We have sought meaningful dialogue for many months, and I sincerely hope this meeting marks the beginning of a more transparent relationship between the Council and the families affected by RAAC. However, dialogue alone is not enough. Homeowners deserve clear answers to the questions they have been asking for months, and they deserve recognition of the financial hardship they have endured while waiting in good faith for decisions that repeatedly appeared to be just around the corner. We will attend this meeting constructively and with an open mind, but we also expect openness from the Council. Only by acknowledging what has happened and addressing the outstanding issues can trust begin to be rebuilt."

The RAAC crisis is not just about concrete—it is about accountability.

And we are far from finished.

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