Debate: Housing - 23 May 2018
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2018-05-23

Graham Simpson: Housing—That the Parliament believes that existing legislation is
inadequate in dealing with the condition of Scotland’s tenement housing stock; backs calls for
changes to legislation including, for example, having mandatory building health checks; believes
that property factors can play a part in a new system; considers that there are property factor 
companies that perform their duties well, but that there are some that are performing 
poorly; acknowledges the limited role of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property 
Chamber) in improving the performance of property factors and considers that the system for 
members of the public to make complaints should be improved; believes that there is a need for a 
more robust process to remove property factors that repeatedly break the property factors code of
conduct or duties, and calls on the Scottish Government to review the current system.

Published by the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body.

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