All flat owners in a tenement building have a responsibility to maintain and manage the building. This includes their individual flat as well as the exterior and common parts of the building, such as the close and stairs, the roof, the external walls, and the foundations.
read moreIn any tenement building, the owners are responsible for the management and maintenance of their building. If no factor has been appointed to help maintain and manage the building, then the owners will need to self-factor.
read moreAll owners of tenement flats should have adequate building insurance. For landlords, building insurance is a legal requirement under the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004. Not having an insurance policy can result in landlords failing to fulfil their legal obligations, facing significant costs if damage occurs to the property, and potentially legal action against them.
read moreIn April, Paul McLennan was appointed as Scotland’s new housing minister. David Bookbinder from the Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations and Jane Wood from Homes for Scotland joined hosts Jimmy Black and Kieran Findlay on the Scottish Housing News Podcast to discuss what this could mean for the Scottish housing sector.
read moreTitle deeds are an essential part of your building’s rules. But they can be tricky to read and navigate. Use our title deeds toolkit to help you understand how to use them.
read moreIn March, the Scottish Government published updates to the Repairing Standard for landlords, due to come into effect from 1st March 2024. The Repairing Standard “outlines the legal and contractual obligations private landlords are required to meet to ensure that a privately let property meets a minimum physical standard.” (Scottish Government)
read moreUnder One Roof took part in the second meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s Tenement Maintenance Working Group in February. Four MSPs attended the meeting, including Graham Simpson (Conservative), Daniel Johnson (Labour), Kaukab Stewart (SNP), and John Mason (SNP).
read moreStaff at 91BC Property Services took part in Under One Roof’s first tenement training session in February. Our Training and Education Officer, Jacqueline Omoniyi, shared her expertise with the team from 91BC, a factoring company based in Drumchapel, Glasgow.
read moreWhere is the cold coming from? Draughty windows seals at joint could be damaged, missing, or painted over badly fitting wooden window frames will need regular maintenance lack of sealing…
read moreAs we know, issues of disrepair in older tenement buildings are widespread, presenting challenges for owners as well as upcoming energy efficiency targets. But is the solution really to demolish them? Scottish Housing News recently published an article written by graduate architect, Quita Hynd, entitled ‘Long live the tenements’, describing her final-year project.
read moreEnergy efficiency and retrofit pose a significant obstacle for owners living in traditional tenement buildings. How can Scotland overcome these obstacles? Professor in Housing Economics (Urban Studies) at the University of Glasgow, Kenneth Gibb, writing in People, Place and Policy (PPP), has looked closely at the issues of delivering retrofit in the context of Scotland’s traditional housing stock and its targets for net zero.
read moreThe first short talk of the day was delivered by architect Ingvar Maxwell, who explored the history of stone in Scottish buildings from the prehistoric age until the 20th century. He explained how…
Mortgage lenders now require that those buying flats with cladding to provide…
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Recent research suggests that traditional solid stone or brick walls provide better…
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