Home Owners
Information and advice for home owners
Under One Roof (opens new window) provides impartial advice on repairs and maintenance for flat owners in Scotland
Home owners have the main responsibility for maintaining and improving their homes. The Council can help owners by providing information and advice on property repair and maintenance.
The 'Downloads' on this page provides a range of information leaflets with useful links to Council services and other organisations to help home owners.
- Building Maintenance - It's your responsibility [393KB]
- Checking your Building [477KB]
- Identifying and Preventing - Damp and Condensation [541KB]
- Organising Common Repairs [592KB]
- Organising Repairs to your Building [450KB]
- Paying for Building Repairs and Maintenance [369KB]
- Written statement on Factoring [287KB] . The outline of changes document [107KB] has been created to help explain the changes that came into force in August 2021.
If you decide that your property requires a repair or maintenance work, you can get advice on reputable traders through the West Lothian Trusted Trader scheme.
Adaptations to a Property for People with a Disability
The Council could provide assistance to homeowners that require adaptations to their property to meet the needs of a member of their household with a disability. The purpose of the adaptations is to improve their quality of life at home. If you would like more information about what help is available, please contact 01506 280000.
Mortgage to Rent
If you own your home and are in danger of having it repossessed then you could consider the Mortgage to Rent Scheme (MTR). Under the MTR fund, your home will be bought by a housing association or local authority and you will continue to live there as a tenant, paying rent. For more information on this, please see West Lothian Council's report [168KB] , MTR example [11KB] and Scottish Government MTR page (opens new window).
