Right To Repair

From 30 September 2002 under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 Scottish Secure Tenants have the right to have small urgent repairs carried out by their Landlord within a given timescale. This is called the Right To Repair Scheme. The scheme covers certain repairs up to the value of £350. These repairs are known as “qualifying” repairs.

Full details of the Right to Repair Regulations can be found the Scottish Government website.

Qualifying repairs include:

Qualifying defects / repairs	Maximum timescale
Blocked flue to boiler	1 day
Blocked / leaking foul drains, soil stacks, toilet pans (where there is no other toilet in the house)	1 day
Blocked sink, bath or basin	1 day
Complete loss of electric power	1 day
Loss of electric power	1 day
Partial loss of electric power	3 days
Insecure external window or door lock	1 day
Unsafe access path or step	1 day
Significant leaks or flooding from water or heating pipes, tanks or cisterns	1 day
Loss or partial loss of gas supply	1 day
Loss or partial loss of space or water heating, where no other source of heating is available	1 day
Toilet not flushing (where there is no other toilet in the house)	1 day
Unsafe power or lighting socket or electrical fitting	1 day
Complete loss of water supply	1 day
Partial loss of water supply	3 days
Loose or detached banister / handrail	3 days
Unsafe timber flooring or stair treads	3 days
Mechanical extractor fan in internal kitchen or bathroom not working	7 days