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Under One Roof poster

Print off this poster and put it near your building's front door - it will tell people about Under One Roof Scotland and give them a chance to check out their responsibilities before attending a meeting.

 

Six ways to keep your flat's value

Covers:

• Know your neighbours
• Know your responsibilities
• Maintain your gutters
• Get your building surveyed every five years
• Get professional help
• Save for repairs

 

Your repair and maintenance responsibilities 

Covers:

• Flat owner's responsibilities
• How to find out what you are responsible for
• When to use the Tenements Act
• Additional rules from the Tenements Act
• What is 'maintenance'?
• Common, mutual, and individual repairs

 

Making decisions about managing and maintaining your flat

Covers:

• What rules apply to your flats?
• Voting
• How many votes do you need
• Who can vote?
• Common, mutual, and individual repairs

 

Getting the best from your property factor

Covers:

• Do we need a factor?
• Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011
• Working with your factor
• Complaining
• Finding a new factor
• Self-factoring

 

Working with your co-owners

Covers:

• Know your co-owners and their circumstances
• Communicate with your co-owners
• Deal fairly with your co-owners
• Work with your factor if you have one
• Work with owners who can't/won’t pay
• Set up an owners' association

 

Dealing with reluctant owners

Covers:

• Know your neighbours
• Follow proper procedures
• Difficult conversations
• Help from your council
• Emergency repairs
• Duty to maintain
• Recovering debts

 

Financing repairs

Covers:

• Saving for repairs
• Getting loans
• Are there still grants?
• Other financial help
• Keeping accounts

 

Typical repair problems in stone buildings

Photographs of repair defects commonly found in older stone buildings.

 

Typical repair problems in newer buildings

Photographs of repair defects commonly found in brick, timber kit, and other new buildings.