West Lothian council voted to ask the Scottish Government to fund surveys for home-owners
Private homeowners in West Lothian facing potentially catastrophic bills over the presence of unsafe concrete in their houses have been warned any work is unlikely to be covered by insurance.
Campaigner Kerry Mackintosh, who had to fight for almost two decades after her home became part of a 'ghost estate' when RAAC was discovered, has said she stands with home-owners affected by crumbling concrete in fighting for justice.Kerry told the LDRS: "West Lothian Council and Almond Housing are liable for structural reports for tenants and home-owners and they are liable for repairs. They sold the houses to the people.
Only a handful of home-owners were left on a rapidly crumbling estate with boarded up buildings on either side. She said that many of those who had bought former council homes were now elderly and were frightened by the costs - around £1,500 a time - and the nature of structural surveys needed for their homes.
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