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City of Edinburgh Council has released an app to support the maintenance of housing properties under co-ownership.
Named Novoville Shared Repairs, it has been developed with public services software company Novoville and is being made available to local authorities throughout Scotland.
It enables users to created a ‘virtual tenement’ and report a repair or maintenance issue to fellow proprietors. They can then use it to hire contractors who are members of Edinburgh’s Trusted Trader scheme, receiving quotes and making it possible for the shared owners to vote on which one to choose.
It also makes it possible to create a dedicated e-money account for a property with business payments company Modulr, which is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. This renders it unnecessary to create a traditional treasurer account with a bank or building society.