Under One Roof has responded the Scottish Law Commission’s Discussion Paper on compulsory owners’ associations.
Through our work with owner-occupiers, landlords, and related building professionals, we know that having a formally organised owners’ association in a tenement building significantly increases the likelihood that owners will have:
- improved communication
- the ability to open a dedicated maintenance account
- increased satisfaction with how their building is managed
- faster and more efficient decision-making processes
- stronger leadership and a single point of contact for repairs
An owners’ association can make it easier to carry out repairs and maintenance that can keep the home warm, dry, and structurally sound, and help to maintain the property’s value.
By making owners’ associations compulsory, we will be bringing Scotland in line with most other countries around the world and giving owners the tools to address not only repair and maintenance issues, but the need to retrofit tenement buildings over the next two decades.
You can read the full consultation response here.
Under One Roof also requested comments from owners of tenement flats on key questions posed by the Law Commission. The responses, which were anonymised, were summarised and submitted to the Law Commission in a separate response. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
You can read the response from owners here.
