Eight Years Without a Gas Safety Check: Know Your Assets, Don't Forget the Capped Supplies
An HSE case saw a landlord skip gas checks for eight years. Lessons for social landlords on asset records and long-term capped gas supplies.
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Exploring whether housing providers can self-host damp and mould data loggers with a sensor, prepaid IoT SIM and free-tier dashboard instead of big contracts.
Who Counts as a "Competent Person" Under Scotland's Awaab's Law?
Scotland's Awaab's Law leaves competence to the landlord. Why a qualification alone isn't enough for complex damp cases, and why building pathology matters.
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Has Scotland Got the Balance Right on Awaab’s Law? A Controversial Stance
Scotland's Awaab's Law timescales look good on paper, but the 5-day commence and 20-day clocks may push officers into make-safe theatre and overspend.
Gas Safety Week Lessons: When an Emergency Boiler Swap Goes to the Wrong Person
HSE convictions for illegal gas work are rising. Two recent cases show why contractor competence checks matter most when the pressure is on to get heat back.
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Building Surveying: Understanding Thermography
The ability to view the heat that is being emitted from an object can have a number of benefits when surveying a property. Being able to quickly visualise differential surface…
Building Pathology: Equipment for Damp Surveys
If your only tool is a hammer, every problem will look like a nail. This is very true when it comes to dampness inspections as the right tools and the right amount of knowledge…
Deadly Mould; How Inaction Likely Led to Tragedy
The Scottish housing regulator recently sent out an advisory letter to landlords following the tragic death of a little boy who died of a respiratory condition caused by mould…
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The Maintenance Corner is a practical desk for interesting articles in housing maintenance: building surveying, pathology, health and safety, product notes, and the occasional drone pass over a historic structure worth studying.
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