Our Missing Shares Service is available to assist a majority of flat owners to carry out common repairs when the other responsible owners are unable or unwilling to pay their share of repair costs (common areas of a tenement or block of flats only). Non-payment or lack of co-operation can hold up much needed repairs. Depending on the circumstances, the Council can choose to pay a missing share on behalf of an owner and recover the contribution. This means that owners can then proceed with getting much needed repairs carried out to keep their property in a good state of repair.
The Private Sector Housing Unit (PSHU) deals with all applications and payments for the Council’s missing share service. The Council can consider payment of a missing share where:
- An owner is unable to pay in the funds for their appropriate share of costs or it is unreasonable to ask them to do so
- An owner cannot be identified or found, by reasonable inquiry (our Officers can assist with trying to trace absent owners) or
- An owner is unwilling to pay their appropriate share of costs.