Decision Maker: Council

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: October 1, 2025

Purpose:

Content: 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.