East Lothian Council is set to force entry to hundreds of homes which still need to have new fire alarm systems installed six months after they became law.
The local authority revealed it has lifted a ban on using forced entry to access properties after failing to meeting standards set out by the Scottish Housing Regulator.
As well as an estimated 540 homes still awaiting the new integrated fire alarm systems, one in 20 council properties has still not had an electrical safety check carried out - something which should have been carried out by the end of March this year under Scottish Government legislation.
