Demolition notices served on flats largely owned by murdered Fife businessman.
A number of flats in Glenrothes that were owned by Fife businessman Mohammed Siddique are being served with closure orders because of their shocking condition.
Some of the flats in Durris Drive have been called “uninhabitable.” The businessman has been revealed as the majority owning landlord of two blocks of flats in Tanshall which have been earmarked for demolition by Fife Council after being branded “unfit for human habitation” last week.
The local authority confirmed on Wednesday that officials had met Mr Siddique in March to discuss the state of the properties after an independent structural engineer suggested they should be torn down.
The blocks at 46-69 Durris Drive and 56-79 Huntly Drive have been a blight on the local community for several years and have been particularly prone to vandalism and drug use, prompting the council to take action.
All but one of the 48 flats in the two blocks are in private ownership, with one landlord — Mr Siddique — said to own the majority of the properties on both blocks. The council has now started serving closing orders on each of the flats and, once effective, it can then proceed to serve demolition orders on the blocks.
The decision to pursue demolition came on Thursday, just days before Mr Siddique was shot dead in one of the flats owned by his family in nearby Forres Drive on Sunday night.
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