Housing update: February 2024

New housing officer

Leanne Archer is the new housing officer for Meikle Mill, River Street, Nursery Lane, and Nursery Park.

If you have questions or concerns about your tenancy or the ongoing works in the area, Leanne will be happy to help you.

Email Leanne on mailto:BrechinMontroseCHT@angus.gov.uk, or call ACCESSLine on 03452 777778.

Rehousing

Since the storm, the dedicated Housing Recovery Team has helped around 310 households. They gave information, advice, and practical support on issues caused by the storm.

57 of Angus Council's ground floor tenancies were severely damaged by the flooding. The team spoke to residents about their housing needs, preferences, and options. This helped them match people to properties on a like-for-like basis.

All council tenants, along with some private tenants and owner occupiers who were living in the severely damaged properties, have now been rehoused.

Some have been permanently rehoused, and some temporarily, depending on their circumstances.

Ongoing work

The majority of the 57 council-owned flood damaged properties have been cleared of flood damaged items.

Contractors have been carrying out surveys ahead of work to strip out and dry out the flood damaged properties. This work is being managed by our insurance company.

We expect these works to start by the end of February.

However, the contractors will be on site before this to set up three compound areas within health and safety guidelines.

• Compound one will be in the carpark area behind 61-83 River Street
• Compound two will be in the carpark at block 1-24 Nursery Park
• Compound three will be in the carpark area behind 117-121 River Street

Dehumidifiers

Dehumidifiers have been delivered to council flats situated above the ground floor flooded properties.

Technical inspections are also being carried out to look at any damage to these properties as a result of the flooded ground floor properties.

What's happening next?

We are in the process of appointing a consultant to help us consider our options for the future of the housing stock affected by the flooding.

We'll also look at the housing needs in the area and how that will affect decisions about reinstating or replacing our housing stock.

As part of this work, we will speak to tenants who were displaced and those still living in the flood zone area. We're hoping to start this work by the middle of March.