There are four repair categories:-

  • EMERGENCY REPAIRS: these will be attended to within two hours to make safe and the repair will be completed within 24 hours.

  • ​URGENT REPAIRS: these will be attended to and completed within 24 hours.

  • ROUTINE REPAIRS: these will be completed within five working days.

  • ​OTHER REPAIRS: these will be completed within fifteen working days.

Routine Repairs

During normal office hours, repairs can be reported in several ways:

Our office hours are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 9am–5pm and Wednesday: 9am–1pm


Emergency Repairs

If you should require an emergency repair out with our office hours, you can still call us on 0141 946 2466 and select your chosen option from the automated service.

Alternatively, you can call our contractors directly on the following numbers:

If your repair relates to a gas or central heating breakdown, please call Gas Call Services Ltd on 0141 673 2311.

If your repair relates to a lift breakdown, please call Consult on 0141 673 2341.

For all other emergency repairs, please call Everwarm on 0141 673 2394.
 

For customers living at Smeaton Street (only for reporting emergency repairs when our offices are closed)

 

Please contact:

Building

Electrician

  • Star Electrics - 07800 906921

Joiner, Plumber and Boiler Maintenance

 

Some examples of emergency repairs are:

  • No heating

  • No hot water

  • Loss of electrical power

  • Unsafe electrical socket/light

  • Complete loss of water supply

  • Blocked sink/bath/shower

  • Significant leaks

  • No light in close

  • Toilet not flushing (where this is the only toilet in the property)

  • Blocked toilet (where this is the only toilet in the property)

  • Unsecured entrance door/window/lock

Appointments

Maryhill Housing have an appointment system for routine repairs to help tenants select a time which is most suitable for them.  Appointments will be offered for Monday to Friday mornings (8am - 12 noon) and afternoons (12 noon – 5pm), Thursday evenings (5pm – 8pm) and Saturday mornings (8am – 12 noon).  All emergency repairs will be attended to within two hours.

Right to Repair

Under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 tenants have the right to have certain repairs carried out within specific timescales. The Right to Repair scheme enables tenants to get certain repairs fixed quickly.

  • The scheme covers certain repairs up to the value of £350. These are known as ‘qualifying repairs’.

  • When you call to report a repair, we will tell you if it is a 'qualifying repair'.

  • We will tell you the timescales for the repair (including the deadline by which the repair must be done) and give you the details of our alternative contractor.

  • You are entitled to get the alternative contractor to do the repair if the first contractor fails to carry out the repair on time.

  • In this instance, you must use the alternative contractor, Timetra.  Timetra will then confirm to us that you have asked them to carry out the repair.

  • If our original contractor is found to have failed the Right to Repair timescales you are entitled to compensation for any inconvenience caused.

List of Qualifying Defects and Repairs

DEFECT MAXIMUM DAYS
Blocked flue to open fire or boiler 1
Blocked/leaking foul drains, soil stacks, toilet pans (where there is no other toilet in the property) 1
Blocked sink, bath or basin 1
Complete loss of electric power 1
Partial loss of electric power 3
Insecure external window, door, lock 1
Unsafe access path or step 1
Leaks or flooding from water or heating pipes, tanks or cisterns 1
Loss or partial loss of gas supply 1
Toilet not flushing (where there is no other toilet in the property) 1
Unsafe power or lighting socket or electrical fitting 1
Complete loss of water supply 1
Partial loss of water supply 3
Loose or detached banister/handrail 3
Unsafe timber flooring or stair treads 3
Mechanical extractor fan in internal kitchen or bathroom not working (where no external window or door) 7

Compensation

If you need to contact Timetra, the alternative contractor, you may be entitled to compensation of:

  • A £15.00 basic amount, plus;

  • £3.00 for each additional day from the day the repair should have been done until the day that it is completed.

This is subject to a maximum of £100.00 for any one repair.

Rechargeable Repairs

Some repairs are not the responsibility of Maryhill Housing.  These types of repairs will be chargeable to the tenant.  In some circumstances the repairs will be carried out only after the repair is paid for.  We will ensure you know about this before any work is undertaken.

Some examples of the most common items that we would recharge tenants for are:

  • Lost keys – lock change and/or entry to property.

  • Fobs – replacement fobs for entry to close areas/flatted properties (£10.00 per fob).

  • Repairs required due to damage to the property caused by the tenant, occupants or visitors.

    These are all repairs that are not caused by normal wear and tear.