Landlord property care
Landlord property care in Edinburgh and the Lothians
The maintenance and compliance work a Scottish private landlord carries — the Repairing Standard, safety checks, tenant repair reports and the work between tenancies.
- Meeting the Repairing Standard
The legal condition test every private let in Scotland has to meet, and how landlords evidence it.
- Landlord registration
Registering with the local authority, keeping the entry current, and what it means for maintenance.
- HMO maintenance and licensing
The extra fire, layout and condition work an HMO licence brings, and the annual rhythm of it.
- Landlord gas safety checks
The annual gas safety check, what it covers, and the records a landlord has to hold.
- EICR and electrical safety
The five-yearly electrical installation condition report and portable appliance checks in a let.
- Appliance testing in a let
Checking landlord-supplied appliances, what needs testing and what only needs a visual check.
- Alarms in a rented property
Interlinked smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms — specification, siting and testing in a let.
- Fire safety in a let
Fire doors, escape routes, furnishings and the extra duties that come with shared occupancy.
- Legionella risk in a let
The simple water system risk assessment expected of landlords, and what actually reduces risk.
- EPC and energy standards
Energy performance certificates for lets, what improves a rating, and the direction of Scottish policy.
- Damp and mould in a let
Diagnosing damp in rented property, the landlord's duty, and handling tenant reports properly.
- Handling tenant repair reports
A repair reporting process that keeps tenancies calm and evidences the landlord's response.
- Out-of-hours emergency repairs
Setting up cover for leaks, heating failures and lockouts outside working hours.
- The annual property inspection
What to look at on a periodic inspection, how to record it, and how to raise issues with tenants.
- Furniture and furnishings in a let
Fire labels, wear and tear, and deciding what to supply in the first place.
- Water, drainage and leaks
Stopcocks, frozen pipes, blocked drains and who is responsible for what in a rented property.
- Locks, doors and security
Door and window security between tenancies, key control and what tenants expect.
- Heating upgrades in a rental
Replacing an old system, choosing controls, and timing the work around tenancies.
- Gardens and common areas
Who cuts the grass, who clears the stair, and how to write it into the tenancy.
- The landlord compliance pack
One folder holding every certificate, date and record a Scottish let needs.
- End of tenancy repairs and deposits
Separating damage from fair wear and tear, and evidencing a deposit deduction properly.
By area
Local pages with the postcodes we cover, the building stock and the rules that apply there.
- Landlord property maintenance in Edinburgh
- Landlord property maintenance in Leith
- Landlord property maintenance in Musselburgh
- Landlord property maintenance in Dalkeith
- Landlord property maintenance in Livingston
- Landlord property maintenance in Bathgate
- Landlord property maintenance in North Berwick
- Landlord property maintenance in Glasgow
- Landlord property maintenance in Portobello
- Landlord property maintenance in Corstorphine
- Landlord property maintenance in Morningside and Bruntsfield
- Landlord property maintenance in South Queensferry
- Landlord property maintenance in Bonnyrigg and Lasswade
- Landlord property maintenance in Penicuik
- Landlord property maintenance in Prestonpans
- Landlord property maintenance in Tranent
- Landlord property maintenance in Haddington
- Landlord property maintenance in Dunbar
- Landlord property maintenance in Linlithgow
- Landlord property maintenance in Falkirk
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About Lothian Property
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How Lothian Property worksCommon questions
- What condition must a rented Scottish property be kept in?
- It has to meet the Repairing Standard throughout the tenancy, which covers wind and water tightness, installations for water, gas and electricity, heating, safe fittings, fire and carbon monoxide detection and an EICR within the required cycle.
- How quickly does a landlord have to respond to a repair report?
- There is no single statutory clock for every repair, but the Repairing Standard requires the property to be maintained, and a tenant can apply to the First-tier Tribunal where a landlord fails to act on a reported defect within a reasonable time.
- Which safety checks recur every year in a Scottish let?
- The gas safety check is annual where there is a gas supply. The EICR and PAT testing run on their own cycles, and alarms should be tested regularly and recorded.