Landlord property care · Corstorphine
Landlord property maintenance in Corstorphine
Corstorphine is a suburb of houses rather than tenements: interwar bungalows and villas, post-war semis and pockets of older village property along St John's Road. The care problems are roofs, render, gutters, driveways and gardens — work one household can usually instruct alone.
The short answer
A private landlord in Corstorphine must keep the property to the Repairing Standard, hold a valid gas safety record, have an electrical installation condition report every five years, fit interlinked smoke and heat alarms, and be registered with City of Edinburgh Council. We cover EH12 and can introduce you to independent local trades for the reactive repairs, safety checks and between-tenancy work.
Postcodes we cover
- EH12
EH12 covers Corstorphine, Murrayfield, Saughtonhall and the Gyle; South Gyle is EH12 too.
Areas covered include Corstorphine village and High Street, Murrayfield, Saughtonhall, Clermiston, South Gyle.
What is different about Corstorphine
- Landlord registration in Corstorphine is handled by City of Edinburgh Council, and letting an unregistered property is an offence.
- The Repairing Standard is not optional or negotiable, and since March 2024 it also requires safe kitchen and food-storage provision, safe common doors and residual current protection on the electrical installation.
- A tenant's repair report starts a clock. Where a landlord does not act, the tenant can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Housing and Property Chamber) at no cost.
- Interwar and post-war bungalows, villas and semis with rendered walls and concrete-tile or slate roofs; older stone property around the village; flats at South Gyle and Gylemuir under factor management.
Local rules and responsibilities
- There are conservation areas around the old village and Murrayfield; external change there can need consent.
- Rendered interwar walls are frequently damaged by hard cement repointing and impermeable paint — breathable specification is usually correct.
- City of Edinburgh Council issues building warrants and scaffold or skip permits.
- Factored flats at South Gyle have written statements of services that set out who instructs common work.
How to go about it
- 1Keep a single dated file per property: registration number, gas safety record, EICR, PAT records where you supply appliances, EPC and alarm installation evidence.
- 2Diary the renewal dates rather than waiting for a reminder — gas annually, EICR every five years.
- 3Acknowledge every tenant repair report in writing on the day it arrives, even when you cannot fix it that week.
- 4Use trades who will issue a certificate or a written report you can file, not a verbal all-clear.
- 5Inspect between tenancies with a camera, so the next deposit dispute is decided by evidence.
Landlord property care jobs in Corstorphine
- Meeting the Repairing Standard
- Landlord registration
- HMO maintenance and licensing
- Landlord gas safety checks
- EICR and electrical safety
- Appliance testing in a let
- Alarms in a rented property
- Fire safety in a let
- Legionella risk in a let
- EPC and energy standards
- Damp and mould in a let
- Handling tenant repair reports
- Out-of-hours emergency repairs
- The annual property inspection
- Furniture and furnishings in a let
- Water, drainage and leaks
- Locks, doors and security
- Heating upgrades in a rental
- Gardens and common areas
- The landlord compliance pack
- End of tenancy repairs and deposits
About Lothian Property
An independent starting point, not an estate agency
Lothian Property is an independent property information and introduction service. We are not an estate agency. We help homeowners understand their property, their options and their local market, and — where appropriate and only with your permission — introduce them to independent estate agents and other property professionals who can assist.
How Lothian Property worksCommon questions
- Do I need to register as a landlord in Corstorphine?
- Yes. Anyone letting residential property must register with the local authority — City of Edinburgh Council for this area — and renew every three years. Letting without registration is a criminal offence and can lead to a rent penalty notice.
- How often does an electrical safety check need doing?
- An Electrical Installation Condition Report is required at least every five years for a private let in Scotland, along with portable appliance testing for appliances the landlord provides.
- What happens if a tenant reports a repair and it is not done?
- The tenant can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (Housing and Property Chamber). The Tribunal can order the work, and a Repairing Standard Enforcement Order is recorded against the property.
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