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Kerrycroy Avenue RESIDENTS who repeatedly raised asbestos fears with housing bosses are demanding an apology as work begins four years later to remove the potentially dangerous substance from properties. Homeowners factored by the soon-to-be-defunct Thistle Housing Association first raised concerns about asbestos in roof spaces of flats in 2016. They were repeatedly told no asbestos was present. At one point the factor even fielded a story that tiles feared to be asbestos were actually parts of gas fires that had been dumped in attics - but no evidence of gas fires was ever found. Finally, as we told in August 2019, the Scottish Housing Regulator issued a damning report saying Thistle HA had “provided inaccurate information about its management of asbestos”.
David Crockwell Picture: Mark Gibson HOUSING bosses are planning remedial works to finally address botched home repairs at dozens of South Side properties. It is more than four years since millions of pounds of tax payers money was used to pay for energy upgrade works to properties in Toryglen that lead to a catalogue of failings. Thistle Housing Association is now being taking over by Sanctuary Scotland after extensive failings by the social landlord. But residents said they have no faith that these new works will be a success - and want compensation up front before they will allow them to go ahead.