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Under the Repairing Standard contained in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 it is the landlord’s responsibility to repair and replace existing heating/hot water systems.
You may still be eligible for assistance under this programme, but not for heating improvements.
If you are not the owner of the home and do not have a tenancy agreement, but you have the right to live there without paying rent, you will need to have documentation which clearly sets out that a life rent agreement is in place and that you (the tenant) do not pay any rent and have occupancy of the home until you cease to require it. This is usually in the form of a Will, a formal lease agreement or a notification to the land register that there is a life rent obligation attached to the home. If you have this documentation and meet the other Warmer Homes Scotland eligibility criteria, you may be eligible for heating if that is one of the recommended improvements.
Under the Repairing Standard contained in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 it is the landlord’s responsibility to repair and replace existing heating/hot water systems, and these obligations cannot be circumvented purely by a verbal claim of a life rent arrangement. There must be formal legal documentation in place.
If you do not have this documentation, you may still be eligible for assistance under this programme, but not for heating improvements.
Please note that this scheme cannot be offered to rental agreements through social housing. Your housing officer is the primary point of contact to action any energy efficiency improvements you would like to make.
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