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Practical writing about looking after buildings in Edinburgh, Leith and Stockbridge — what the law says about shared repairs, what a surveyor will notice, and what is worth spending money on. No sales pitch, and no price promises.
Edinburgh · Shared repairs
The roof leaks, the close needs painting, the stair light keeps failing. Here is how the cost is split between owners in an Edinburgh tenement, and how to get a written figure everyone will actually sign up to.
Read the articleEdinburgh · Windows and draughts
Rattling, sticking, rotten at the bottom rail. What is worth repairing on an Edinburgh sash window, what draught-proofing actually does, and when replacement is the only route.
Read the articleLeith · Landlord care
EH6 has colonies, warehouse conversions and tenements off the Walk, and it is one of the busiest rental patches in the city. Here is a sensible order for keeping a Leith rental compliant and out of trouble.
Read the articleLeith · Damp and mould
Black mould in the corner of a bedroom is not the same problem as a wet patch under a window. How to tell the three main types of damp apart before anyone quotes you for a treatment.
Read the articleStockbridge · Conservation and consent
Colonies, Georgian terraces and stone-fronted flats above the shops. What you can repair freely in Stockbridge, what needs consent, and how to plan the work so it does not stall.
Read the articleStockbridge · Pre-sale preparation
Before the Home Report, before the photographs. The pre-sale work that tends to matter in a Stockbridge flat, and the work that rarely pays for itself.
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