Common Property Repairs and Maintenance

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Who is it for?

This advice is for all owner occupiers and owner landlords of tenement buildings.

The vast majority of tenement properties in Glasgow have the same shared common building elements. These usually include:

The roof - which includes all slates or tiles, timbers, the loft space, roofing felt, flashing's, leadwork, gutters, parapets, chimney heads and chimney stacks
External stonework (where this is defined in the title deeds), roughcast, brickwork and gable ends (where the tenement is not adjoined by another tenement).
Downpipes
The rising cold water main pipe on your side of the building
The common close and staircase including steps, bannisters and ballustrades
The front steps and any porticos or decorative entranceways
External steps, ballustrades and wrought iron works
A controlled entry door and common electrical circuitry
Close tiles and/or plasterwork
A rear close door or gate, any stairs leading to the backcourt and any rear close access areas
All parts of the back court including fences, railings, gates, bin stores or bin shelters, common drying areas including washing poles, grassed or earthed areas, gravel beds and hard standing areas; retaining walls
Some (but not all) front garden areas
Drains and underground pipes
The solum and foundations
Gable wall (unless shared with adjacent tenement where both sets of tenement owners have to take responsibility)