{"id":34147,"date":"2022-08-23T17:49:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T16:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34147"},"modified":"2022-08-23T17:49:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T16:49:29","slug":"two-more-scottish-councils-sign-up-to-tenement-repairs-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34147","title":{"rendered":"Two more Scottish councils sign up to tenement repairs app"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"An app to help the owners of shared properties in Edinburgh repair their buildings has been so successful in its first year it is already being rolled out by two other local authorities in Scotland.<\/h3>\n

image: for illustration – Edinburgh Tenements – Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 app was designed to make it easier for residents\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Scottish Construction Now<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

Developed by the City of Edinburgh Council with tech company Novoville, a new app launched in April last year has been helping more than 500 tenements with nearly 5,000 properties across Edinburgh in carrying out \u00a3700,000 worth of much needed repairs to improve their buildings.<\/p>\n

The app has been so popular that Perth & Kinross and East Ayrshire Councils have announced they are launching it as well.<\/p>\n

Born out of the Scottish Government\u2019s CivTech Accelerator programme, the app was designed to make it easier for residents living in shared properties to keep their buildings in good condition. It\u2019s attracted twice as many privately owned tenements in a year as the council usually deals with in that time frame.<\/p>\n

The repairs carried out range from \u00a350,000 for extensive roof repairs down to \u00a3200 for new door locks, through to \u00a320,000 improving stonework, \u00a35,000 repainting stairwells to \u00a32,000 on new gutters. Around 150 trusted traders are listed on the app but you can use it with your own trader as well.<\/p>\n

Councillor Mandy Watt finance and resources convener said: \u201cEdinburgh is leading the way in this work in Scotland and it is great news that two other councils are now about to launch it in their area as well. Our Shared Repairs Team is doing a fantastic job\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

App user Julia Morrison said: \u201cTruth be told, our stair is quite analogue – particularly older landlords! Despite my best efforts, I was only able to get a few folks signed up directly to the Novoville app. However, the app is designed so that you can use it with owners who don\u2019t want to sign up to the app directly…\u201d<\/p>\n

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