Compulsory Owners’ Associations in Scotland’s Tenements

In 2018, as a result of the ongoing decline in the condition of tenements in Scotland, the Scottish Parliament convened the Tenement Working Group to explore what actions could be taken to improve Scotland’s tenements in order to ensure that these buildings could provide quality, safe and sustainable homes in the future. The definition of tenement includes modern blocks of flats and mixed use premises. The working group made three core recommendations for changes in legislation and practice:

– Establish Compulsory Owners’ Associations

– Establish Building Reserve Funds

– Mandatory 5 yearly building inspections

The Scottish Law Commission has been tasked with setting out a legislative basis for implementation of the first of these recommendations: the establishment of compulsory owners’ associations, with the aim that these will assist in coordination of work in a tenement. The Law Commission published a Discussion Paper in April this year setting out their provisional proposals. Redpath Bruce provided a detailed response to the consultation and we will keep owners informed of any progress the legislation makes, likely implementation date and how it might impact you.

New Bulk Uplift Arrangements in Glasgow City

Homeowners may be aware of a change of policy on the uplift of personal bulk refuse by Glasgow City Council. The amended provision omits owners in “high rise properties” or properties with “internal bulk chambers”. Any homeowner who requires to dispose of bulk items which cannot be dealt with by general refuse, should make their own arrangements to do so. These items should not be deposited within any communal aspect of the property.

Further information on Household Waste Recycling Centres, can be found via: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/1529/Household-Waste-Recycling-Centres

Or if the item(s) meets a specific criteria, these can be recycled for reuse, further information on this is available at: https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/resources/recycling-locator

Our partnership with B1G1 continues to be a key focus, meaning that every time you do business with RB, you’re helping support important global causes. We have now created over 76,000 giving impacts, including 31,483 days of shelter to people in need, 27,740 days of life-saving clean water to communities around the world and planted 1,780 trees. These impacts underline the importance of our partnership with B1G1, and how the work we do has a positive impact on those that need our support the most. As is always the case throughout the year, we continue to support a range of Scottish and UK based charities, including The Simon Community Scotland, Cancer Research, Spifox, Social Bite, Macmillan Cancer Support among many others. We are also delighted to be able to support local clubs and community groups and this year, we are excited to add our support to local football team, Westerton United FC 2013s – all the best for the rest of the season guys!

The team at RB is committed to ongoing support of these crucial organisations within our communities as well as further afield and we look forward to continuing this support as part of our ongoing charitable efforts.

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