Tolerable standards in housing

Environmental Health Services  provide advice on the Scottish Government's tolerable standards requirements for houses and can offer grants towards improvement costs: 

• 25% off work under £5,000
• 35% off work over £5,000

You are responsible for the remaining costs.

Qualifying criteria: 

• independent report shows risk of partial/total collapse due to structural instability
• inadequate supply of drinking water
• first time installation of an internal toilet
• foul water drainage - cesspool upgrades
• environmental health decides visible and significant internal rising damp means the house falls below the tolerable standard

However, we can't help if:

• this is not your only or main home
• you've lived here for less than two years
• you bought the property in that condition to develop it
• you removed standard amenities yourself
• the property is commercial