Property Management

Question 1

What is the overarching membership and qualifications for an Asbestos contractor?

Answer 1

Qualifications from the BOSH British occupational hygiene society and membership from the FAAM Faculty of Asbestos Assessment and Management

Question 2

What does IOSH stand for?

Answer 2

Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Question 3

Why is it important for you to maintain positive relationships with your clients tenants?

Answer 3

You represent the landlord in many circumstances, important to alleviate tension, and feel like you are approachable to the tenants, generate trust, reduces the barriers between LL/T

Question 4

When is a project notifiable to HSE?

Answer 4

Construction projects are notifiable if they last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point on the project or exceed 500 person days”

Question 5

What is Level 1 CDM?

Answer 5

Simple works, non-notifable, limited design, one contractor

Question 6

What is Level 2 CDM?

Answer 6

Situaiton which includes one or more features that make it a higher risk job (e.g. more than one contractor on site, high risk work, notifable, structural alterations)

Question 7

What does CDM 2015 stand for?

Answer 7

Construction Design & Management Regulations 2015

Question 8

What unique terms would you expect to see in a Fishing lease?

Answer 8

1. Poaching or Unlawful fishing
2. Records (returns)
3. Max Number of Anglers
4. Ghillie
5. Poisonous substances

Question 9

What are the different types of residential tenancies in Scotland?

Answer 9

Regulated Tenancy (Before 1989)
Assured Tenancy (1989 - December 2017)
Short Assured Tenancy (1989- December 2017)
Private Residential Tenancy (After December 2017)

Question 10

When was the land reform bill 2024 introduced and where is it in Parliament?

Answer 10

13th March 2024

Stage 1

Question 11

Talk me through the end of tenancy process on a PRT?

Answer 11

1. Tenant has served 30 days notice
2. Acknowledge receipt of notice, and inform them of end date
3. Reiterate standard of cleanliness required within the lease and inform tenant to ensure they end utilities/tax at end of tenancy
4. Inventory needs to be returned as per the commencement of the lease
5. Agree final exit inspection date, to meet tenant and avoid deposit deductions
6. End date, collect keys, tenant fwd address, meter reading, inspection, photographs areas, details of utilities from tenant,

Question 12

What information do you require for landlord registration?

Answer 12

Landlord address details, contact details, property insurance, tenancy deposit information, criminal convictions, licenses revoked, repairing standard enforcement orders etc

water supply, EICR, Legionella, EPC, Smoke/heat detectors, gas certificate

Question 13

When was the tolerable standard introduced?

Answer 13

‘Modification of the Repairing Standard Regulations,’ March 2019

Question 14

After inspection, you found the residential tenant was causing damage to the property, what options would you advise to the landlord?

Answer 14

Make tenant aware in writing of your inspection findings and concerns, and ask them to remedy the issues.

If not achieved, Serve notice to end tenancy, in PRT you are limited to a list of reasons to evict the tenant. You could end the tenancy on the grounds of ‘breaching tenancy agreement’

If they have not vacated on the agreed end date, you can apply to FTT for advice.

Question 15

What are some of the grounds for eviction on a PRT?

Answer 15

1. Tenant acted in anti-social manner
2. Tenant convicted of using property for illegal purposes
3. Landlords registration has been revoked
4. Overcrowding statutory notice served
5. Landlord intends to sell the property within 3 months of tenant leaving

Question 16

How often do you require an EPC, PAT, EICR and Legionella?

Answer 16

EPC - Every 10yr
PAT - Yearly
EICR - 3-5 Years
Legionella - 2 years