RAAC Tillicoultry residents angered after evacuation

A group of residents met their new MP on Saturday morning to set out their concerns.

Homeowner Lynsey McQuater said she had lived in her flat for 23 years before she was evacuated.

She said it now felt like she had lost everything.

She had invested a lot of money in her property, and some of her possessions were stuck inside the block.

Before being evacuated, she did not realise there was RAAC in the building.

Last October, the council put letters through residents’ doors to say they were carrying out work on the property regarding RAAC.

Three hours later, police evacuated all the residents but Ms McQuater did not know why – she wondered if there had been a flood and did not realise it was due to RAAC.

Ms McQuater has been staying with her mother since last October as she cannot afford to pay her mortgage and rent a property too.

“I would like a fair deal for my home, I would like a price for it so I could start again somewhere else,” she said.

She added that there was no way she would get another mortgage due to her age – 50 – and having a chronic health condition.