Owning a tenement flat can bring many challenges and opportunities to landlords, but the ability to work together with other flat owners is key to achieving a warm, dry and sustainable building. Your property is likely to be your biggest investment, so taking the time to get to know your building and your co-owners makes …
Read more >The concept of ‘make do and mend’ was coined during WWII by the British Ministry of Information, designed to help housewives repair, reuse and reimagine clothes during rationing. It’s an outdated concept in the modern day, but it’s a useful reminder today of what individuals can do as part of a wider effort by the …
Read more >Who’s who and what’s what (for the benefit of homeowners and landlords) Common repairs are a well-known source of migraines and arguments in Scottish tenements. Until the legislation changes and innovative building management platforms are more widely used, this is unfortunately likely to continue. Here, we try to deal with one of the key pain …
Read more >The BBC Documentary ‘Why Buildings Collapse’ reflected upon the tragic collapse of the Champlain Tower South in 2021. Although mostly based in Florida, the programme brought the issue into a UK context and firmly focused on the Scottish housing quality crisis. In this blog post, we explain some of the critical issues affecting tenements, their …
Read more >Many homeowners budget for buying a place but they don’t budget nearly as well for maintaining that place. If you own a home, it’s probably your most expensive and prized asset. Yet, many seem content with watching that value chip away every day due to a lack of care. A flat in a well-maintained building …
Read more >Every letting agent has dealt with common repairs when managing a property and these repairs are often complicated, time-consuming, involve co-ordinating lots of people and, let’s face it, are difficult to manage alongside your already high workload. So let’s take a look at how you can quickly get a handle on what needs done and …
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