Under One Roof are a charity who provide free and impartial, online and interactive information about common repairs and tenement maintenance: helping private flat owners understand their rights and responsibilities to manage their building.
They have hosted a series of webinars to give free and independent information to help address a range of issues affecting tenement owners in Scotland. You can access recordings of past webinars.
Their Ask a tenement expert facility allows you to check Frequently Asked Questions or ask a question online.
You can also subscribe to their Newsletter to keep up to date on a range of common maintenance topics, changing requirements, as well as forthcoming online and in person events.
Tenement Maintenance and Repairs Webinar (Tuesday 29 October 2024)
Stephen Kelly, from Under One Roof, recently delivered the Navigating Tenement Building Repairs Webinar to Falkirk homeowners. The Webinar covered the following areas:
- An overview of the purpose of Under One Roof and the resources available
- What is a Tenement
- Relevant legislation including Factoring and the Factoring Code of Conduct
- Tenement Management Scheme and Development Management Scheme
- Proper Procedures, Finding Contractors & checks, Enforcing Repairs, Powers available to Councils, paying for repairs & non-payers, Legal Action, Notice of Potential Liability
- Proactive Steps
A recording of the Webinar and further information about Under One Roof is available online.