Subsequent catastrophic failures of flat roofs formed from Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) panels led to the Standing Committee On Structural Safety (SCOSS) issuing an alert in May 2009.
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iona and Jimmy Vallance have lived in their two-bedroom former council flat in Scotland for 40 years - then they were given two hours' notice to leave the property they owned.
The couple find themselves in the middle of a concrete crisis causing financial turmoil and emotional devastation for homeowners.
A report on how 500 homes are being demolished due to RAAC concrete.
Ministers have ordered schools to immediately shut structures built using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) until safety work is undertaken. The decision could result in thousands of pupils at more than 100 schools in England beginning the autumn
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Engineer explains the RAAC problem