Costs, help and advice for owners
Costs, help and advice for owners
Once the work is complete, we will send owners an invoice for their share of the work. This will usually be within three months of the work being complete but may take longer as we want to conclude the contract costs before issuing invoices to homeowners.
We understand that this work can often be expensive and you may have concerns about funding it.
Depending on your personal circumstances, you may be eligible for grant funding towards the cost of some of the work, which we will arrange on your behalf. We appreciate that your circumstances can change during the construction period and if this happens please let your Case Officer know as soon as possible as we may be able to provide you with further grant funding.
Your case officer can explain the options available to you from the Council, including referring you to the Debt Recovery or Acquisitions and Disposals teams, but we cannot provide financial or legal advice. You must seek your own financial or legal advice from your bank, a financial advisor, solicitor or other independent organisation.
Other options include:
- using savings or other assets you may have
- seeking financial advice before taking out a loan
- selling your property back to the Council under our ‘Acquisitions and Disposal’ policy.
If you think you will struggle to pay for your share of the work, you need to get impartial financial advice as soon as possible. We are unable to provide financial advice directly, however, we have listed agencies below that may be able to provide you with free guidance.
Citizens Advice Scotland - Scotland’s largest independent advice network
0131 550 1000.
Scottish Welfare Fund Team – Helping families in Scotland on low incomes
welfarefundteam@edinburgh.gov.uk
0131 529 5299.
Age UK – Supporting older people in the UK
0333 323 2400.
Care and Repair Scotland – Enabling older and disabled people to stay in their homes
0141 221 9879.
Ithrive – helping people find mental health and wellbeing services.
Get the worrying about money guide to find out about how to get advice and help with money matters.