Jireh Homes
Jireh Homes
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Landlord and DEA operating in NE Scotland
Registered with Property118.com
27th June 2014
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Landlord and DEA operating in NE Scotland
12th December 2025, 4 months ago
Legionella Risk Assessment is more than simply checking stored hot water at a high temperature, as this approach can introduce risk of scalding, which is a bigger health hazard. The assessor needs to understand the causal chain which can lead...
Read More →14th June 2025, 10 months ago
Much more to this summary from responding to the ~20 questions, including mandating renewal pre 2028 of existing EPS to the new HRR rating format EPC (as yet unpublished), abandonment of the previous "low cost" improvements as sufficient justification for...
Read More →10th June 2024, 2 years ago
If not able to fit an inline fan, recommend Axflow iCON30 which has a better flow curve than many and specify the humidistat version. Be aware the length of the duct run to outside has a considerable affect on performance,...
Read More →10th June 2024, 2 years ago
Tamper proof alarms include long life lithium battery alarms with the battery version being Grade F1 as currently specified acceptable in Scotland as an option to hard wired versions (Grade D1) which have lithium back up batteries (also tamper proof)...
Read More →23rd April 2024, 2 years ago
Level 3 and 4 relate to Non-Domestic EPC assessors, there is no Level grading for Domestic Energy Assessors.
Read More →11th March 2024, 2 years ago
Of interest is the following comments in the Executive Summary - which may be read to imply Scottish Government are going to ignore the findings from the Consultation and plough on with proposals irrespective of feedback! "It is important to...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Monty Bodkin at 06/03/2024 - 16:34
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 06/03/2024 - 16:34Percentage of PRS against total housing stock 2000 6.7% 2010 11.6% Growth 5%, over 10 years = 0.5% 2020 14.9% Growth 3% over 10 years = 0.3% 2022 12.7%...
Read More →Reply to comment left by Monty Bodkin at 06/03/2024 - 13:23
Reply to the comment left by Monty Bodkin at 06/03/2024 - 13:23Great to sight source data, albeit only recording up to 2022. Quick analysis shows 0.5% annual growth in PRS between 2000 (devolution) and 2010, 0.3% annual growth between 2010...
Read More →3rd February 2024, 2 years ago
In Scotland we have the First Tier Tribunal with no lawyer engagement required, and case would get kicked out at Case Management Meeting if it ever got that far.
Read More →30th January 2024, 2 years ago
Key point is the intent to sell, demonstrated by instructing an Estate Agent / Solicitor, having Home Report produced and allowing a reasonable time on market. So not seeing any grounds for former tenant to bring a case to FTT.
Read More →28th January 2024, 2 years ago
Select quotes "The changes in the Repairing Standard statutory guidance are not intended to create a different tier for a private rented property versus other forms of tenure when carrying out periodic inspection and testing", but this is creating a...
Read More →26th January 2024, 2 years ago
Appears different rules between Ltd Co and individuals managing properties. For individuals the fixed rate varies depending on the number of hours which may be justified using the office to manage the "business". Where less than 25 hrs/month then flat...
Read More →6th December 2023, 2 years ago
Go for a quality gas boiler, with Baxi being my preference picking a model with long warranty (7/10 years). New boiler installs should have magnetic filter included and the system flushed as part of commissioning. And be thankful not operating...
Read More →Reply to comment left by DSR DSR at 29/11/2023 - 18:00
Reply to the comment left by Reluctant Landlord at 29/11/2023 - 18:00Worse than the 3% is the removal of mandatory grounds for eviction, making them all discretionary and thus much more challenging to gain possession. But yet even worse is...
Read More →15th August 2023, 3 years ago
One of the potential wider implications for England & Wales is the proposal to reduce the validity of the certificate from 10 years to 5 years.
Read More →10th July 2023, 3 years ago
Lawrie - you note the properties purchase in 1990's, trusting you have renewed the EPC since! Whilst the recommendations on the report give some indication of the potential improvements these are auto-generated so far better to engage a DEA who...
Read More →27th May 2023, 3 years ago
What is never addressed in discussion of Legionella is that at 60 degC there is a scalding risk (particularly with pillar taps). And many immersion cylinders have the water stored at much higher temperatures. But this concern is rarely considered...
Read More →23rd May 2023, 3 years ago
On two occasions we let a property allowing a well behaved house trained small dog. On first occasion no issues, but on second found staining on carpet underlay being indication of animal being left unattended. Unfortunately insufficient evidence to claim...
Read More →18th May 2023, 3 years ago
Concur with advice to take no immediate action, and if and when the Minimum Band C is effective then follow the exemption route. The SAP software will by then have changed so the computed rating likely to be different.
Read More →Reply to comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 05/04/2023 - 12:34
Reply to the comment left by Judith Wordsworth at 05/04/2023 - 12:34Experience on renewing an EPC against that originally conducted 10 years ago is the Rating drops a few points, although sometimes this is due to inaccuracies in the previous...
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