PROPERTY FACTORS (SCOTLAND) ACT 2011

Scottish Government Riaghaltas na h-Alba gov.scot

PROPERTY FACTORS (SCOTLAND) ACT 2011

PUBLIC NOTICE UNDER SECTION 9(3) SCOTTISH MINISTERS, ST ANDREWS HOUSE, EDINBURGH EH1 3DG

The Scottish Ministers hereby give public notice of

removal of the property factor named below from the

Property Factor Register under section 8(1) of the

Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 (the "Act").

Apex Property Factor Limited, 46 Eastside,

Kirkintilloch G66 1QH

The date of removal was 10th April 2019.

Apex Property Factor Limited appealed to the sheriff

against the decision by the Scottish Ministers under

section 8(1) of the Property Factors (Scotland) Act

2011 to remove them from the Register from 10th

April 2019. This appeal was unsuccessful.

As such the relevant date under section 9(2) of the

Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 is 10th January

2020.

Accordingly after 10th January 2020:

? No costs incurred by the property factor in respect of work instructed after 10th January 2020 are recoverable;



? No charge imposed by the property factor which relates to a period after 10th January 2020 is recoverable;



? Homeowners may appoint new property factors (or decide to manage their properties without appointing a property factor) in accordance with the procedures made in relation to such decisions in their title deeds or, as the case may be, the Tenement Management Scheme; and



? The property factor may not lodge a notice of potential liability for costs under section 13(1) of the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 11) in respect of work instructed after 10th January 2020.