Evacuation of homes sparks probe demand

Charities shocked families were renting 'building site' city flats

- MARK McGIVERN

HOMELESSNESS campaigners are demanding an investigation into the evacuation of 40 Africans from a dangerous “building site” blocks of flats. 

The Record told yesterday how families, mainly from Nigeria, were renting flats in a Glasgow development that did not have appropriate building warrants.

Flats were being let for about £600 a month by banned company director Liberty Durant.

Horrified residents were living among builders’ tools while electricity was supplied via generators that were brought on to the site in Fielden Street.

The Positive Action in Housing charity was called in to represent 11 families who were left homeless.

A spokesperson for the group said: “This was among the worst cases we have seen of large numbers of highly vulnerable people, too frightened to speak up for their rights or identify themselves.