Under One Roof

The advancement of citizenship and community development 4.1. Under One Roof Scotland will promote the management, maintenance, improvement, sustainability and preservation of tenements and tenement communities in Scotland by means of educating tenement owners, their advisers and associated professionals. by promoting good practice and by advocating the development of better policy, practice and legislation. The advancement of education 4.2. To provide a freely accessible, impartial, accurate and comprehensive body of knowledge on - the legislation and good practice concerning tenement ownership and management and - the methods by which such buildings are constructed, maintained and improved. 4.3. To educate tenement owners, their advisers and other associated professions and service providers in: - The legal rights and responsibilities of owners of a tenement property - The appropriate repair and improvement of their buildings so as to ensure both public safety and the maximum life and sustainability of their building - Appropriate ways of working with other owners of the building and other organisations so as to ensure proper management and maintenance and the development of a culture of maintenance. - Their civic responsibilities as tenement owners 4.4. To research the needs and opinions of tenement owners and their advisers. The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation 4.5 To promote and support co-operative working between owners within a tenement or tenement neighbourhood and the development of good practice in order to ensure that the tenement and its neighbourhood is sustainably managed, maintained and improved and that there are harmonious relations between the various owners and the organisations that work with them.