Shared responsibility and further resources
Shared areas means shared responsibility. Examples of shared areas are
- the roof
- drains within the property boundary
- stairs
- down pipes or rhones
- paths and entrances
- door entry systems
- back greens
- boundary walls.
Download resources for shared repairs (PDFs)
Working together
If you live in a shared building, you need to work with your neighbours at all stages of repairs or maintenance work. You might hold a stair meeting or form an owners association to organise repairs.
Title deeds
Details of your shared areas and how to work out your share of a bill should be in your title deeds. If you don't have your title deeds, you can get a copy from Registers of Scotland. Contact you solicitor for help understanding your title deeds.
Tracing neighbours
Not everyone lives in the property they own. Check for landlord contact details on the National Landlord Registration database.
Climate change and tenement maintenance in Edinburgh
Guide to building maintenance in a changing climate
Edinburgh Shared Repairs Service
Address: Waverley Court,4 East Market Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 8BG