Statement about RAAC in Hirwaun

You might have seen the news about some of our homes in Hirwaun which are affected by RAAC concrete. We want to tell our tenants that these homes in Hirwaun are the only buildings of this type that we own. Our information hasn’t highlighted critical risks to our other buildings.

Trivallis has RAAC concrete in 60 of its homes on the Gower estate in Hirwaun. There are another 17 properties on the estate belonging to private owners which are built in the same way. There are a total of 77 properties on the estate.

We were recently told that in one of our homes, the RAAC was a critical risk – this could be the same in 40 other homes which are similar. This was found out through survey work we’ve done because we now know about the problems with RAAC concrete. Because we take tenant safety very seriously, we told the people living in these 40 homes about this as quickly as we could. On Monday, we advised them to move out and offered hotels to people who wished to leave that night.

We understand that for some tenants, moving out is difficult – they have children in local schools, pets, jobs, or other things that make it hard to just leave. We’ve spent the last two days having conversations with everyone to find out what they will need if they move. We’ve also been helping the private owners.

No one is being forced to move. It is up to each family to decide. But if people do choose to move out, we will give them lots of support. This includes help to get to work or take their children to school or finding somewhere for their pets to stay.

We understand that this is very stressful for the people living in these homes. The tenants who have been advised to move are dealing with the anxiety caused by the RAAC in their home. The disruption of moving quickly will also have a big impact on them.

We know there will be anxiety amongst other Trivallis tenants who will be worried that their homes have RAAC which could be dangerous. But, just to be clear, the homes in Hirwaun are the only homes of this type that we own, and our current data hasn’t highlighted other risks.

If you are worried about RAAC, please call our Contact Centre on 03000 030 888.