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Repairing Standard Letter
From 3rd September 2007, private landlords
in Scotland have a duty to ensure that rented accommodation meets
a basic standard of repair called the "Repairing Standard" under
the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 ("the "Act").
On or before the start of the tenancy landlords
have a legal obligation to provide tenants with written information
about the effect of the Repairing Standard provisions of the Act
on the tenancy. The Repairing Standard letter can be used for this
purpose.
The Act sets out the criteria that must be
met if a property is to comply with the Repairing Standard, including
the requirement that the property has satisfactory provision for
detecting fires and for giving warning in the event of fire or suspected
fire. This requirement should be regarded as met if there is one
or more than one functioning smoke alarm installed in the property,
the number and position of alarms to be determined by the size and
layout of the property.
Existing smoke alarms may be mains powered
or battery powered. However, a smoke alarm installed from 3 September
2007 onwards must be mains powered. This includes replacement alarms.
An alarm should be installed in accordance with the recommendations
contained in the British Standard on the design of fire detection
installations for dwellings.
The landlord will have to ensure that the
house meets the Repairing Standard at the start of the tenancy.
This means that the landlord or his agent will have to inspect the
property before the tenancy starts and tell the tenant if any work
has to be done, as well as carrying out the work.
This letter is also provided in our Tenancy
Package for Scotland priced at £35.25 including VAT. The
package includes both versions of our Tenancy Agreement, Repairing
Standard Letter, AT5, AT6, Ground 2 Notice, Notice to Quit, Section
33 Notice, and Inventory (saving you more than £45 compared
to buying the documents individually).
This letter is free when ordered individually.
How to order
Order your
Repairing Standard Letter: Word
Template (.dot) or Word
Document (.doc)
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