The Scottish Government has announced a £10m funding agreement with Aberdeen City Council to deal with homes affected with potentially dangerous concrete.

The local authority is looking to demolish and rebuild more than 500 properties in Balnagask, Torry, that were identified with having RAAC in 2022.

On Thursday, housing secretary Mairi McAllan confirmed the Scottish Government will accelerate planned affordable house-building developments and free up £10 million in funding the council can use to support residents and homeowners affected by RAAC.

Residents have faced having their homes demolished and significant financial strain from poor buyout offers from the council.

They said that while the new funding deal sounds promising, they need more detail because they have lost trust in the council.

“The way it’s worded makes it look like it will directly help us as homeowners, but we don’t want to get our hopes up, it’s been a long year,” said Lynn Winstanley, a homeowner in Torry.

“We hope the money that’s been announced will offer us the correct value for our homes and allow us to move on from this.

“The Scottish Government needs to recognise this as a crisis; it’s not just us in Aberdeen that are affected by this issue.”

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