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IMPROVEMENTS
You have the right to carry out improvements to your home, but you must get Eildon Housing Association’s permission before carrying out any work.
Alterations that would reduce the safety or value of your home will not be given consent. By improvements, we mean any alteration or addition to your home, including the following:
• any addition or alteration to Eildon Housing Association’s fixtures or fittings, or related to services, eg fitting a new kitchen sink
• putting up a satellite dish or garden shed
• carrying out external decoration
Eildon Housing Association cannot unreasonably refuse you permission to make improvements, but may impose certain conditions, eg the work must be carried out to a certain standard.
Improvement works will not be taken into account in determining rent levels.
In some cases, planning permission may also be required from Scottish Borders Council. Our staff will be happy to help you apply.
Under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish secure tenants (SSTs) and short Scottish secure tenants (SSSTs) may be able to receive compensation from Eildon Housing Association for improvements they have made to their home, when they leave.
You can only get compensation for certain improvements started on or after 30 September 2002. To qualify
for compensation, you must have received written permission from Eildon House Association to carry out the improvement, and your tenancy must have ended. For more information, visit the Scottish Government Website,
or ask your housing officer for details.
ADAPTATIONS
If your home needs to be adapted in some way, eg a handrail or ramp at the entrance to your home, or a bath replaced with a shower, we can often do this through funding from the Scottish Government.
Anyone applying to us for an adaptation like this must be referred by a specialist – typically an occupational therapist.
Funding for such adaptations is provided annually and sometimes
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