Moray Council approves updated Common Repairs Policy
Moray Council has approved its updated Common Repairs Policy following a meeting of the Housing and Community Safety Committee today (Thursday 12 March).
The document sets out how the Council will manage repairs to shared parts of buildings where responsibility is divided between the local authority and private owners - including roofs, stairwells, communal walls and drainage. It aims to ensure essential maintenance in mixed-tenure blocks is carried out fairly, consistently and in line with national legislation.
Approval follows a nine-week public consultation, which received 90 responses - the vast majority of which supported the proposals.
Key features include clearer guidance on the responsibilities of homeowners and the Council, a stronger process for managing repairs in mixed-tenure buildings and measures to protect the Housing Revenue Account through robust debt recovery where owners fail to pay. It also sets out how decisions will be made when title deeds are unclear, using the Tenement Management Scheme to ensure shared repair costs are allocated fairly.
Chair of Moray Council’s Housing and Community Safety Committee, Cllr Amber Dunbar, said: “The updated policy provides clearer guidance for homeowners and tenants while ensuring repairs to shared parts of buildings are carried out fairly and efficiently. This policy sets out a clear and consistent approach so that essential repairs can be carried out when they’re needed, while making sure costs are shared fairly between the Council and private owners.”
The policy is available to read in full here.