Retrieved from <a href="https://consult.gov.scot/better-homes-division/energy-efficiency-programme/supporting_documents/470601_SEEP_Rented_p5.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.gov.scot/better-homes-division/energy-efficiency-programme/supporting_documents/470601_SEEP_Rented_p5.pdf</a> [accessed 29 January 2019]iThe Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (Modification of the Repairing Standard) Regulations 2019
From March 2024, the Repairing Standard will include the following requirements:
safely accessible food storage and food preparation space
space heating must be by means of a fixed heating system
where the house is a flat in a tenement, the tenant is able to safely access and use any common parts of the tenement, such as common closes
common doors must be secure and fitted with a satisfactory emergency exit lock
electrical installations must include a residual current device (a device to reduce the risk of electrocution and fire by breaking the circuit in the event of a fault).
The modification regulations also lay...