Home improvement information and advice for home owners
Repair and Maintenance of Your Home
Homeowners have the main responsibility for maintaining and improving their homes. The Council can help owners by providing information and advice on property repair and maintenance.
This site provides a range of information leaflets with useful links to Council services and other organisations to help homeowners:
- checking your building
- paying for your buildings repairs and maintenance
- organising common repairs
- building maintenance - its your responsibility
- identifying and preventing dampness and condensation
- how to read your Title Deeds
- home security for pensioners
Adaptations to a Property for People with a Disability
The Council will also provide assistance to homeowners that require adaptations to their property to meet the needs of a member of their household with a disability. The purpose of the adaptions is to improve their quality of life at home. This process is outlined in the leaflet ' Disabled Adapations for Homeowners'.
Postal Address is :
Housing Strategy & Development Team
Civic Centre
Howden Road South
Livingston
EH54 6FF
Tel. 01506 281377
Downloadable documents
- Building Maintenance - Its Your Responsibility (PDF, 20kb)
- Care and Repair (PDF, 20kb)
- Check Your Building (PDF, 20kb)
- How to Read Your Title Deeds (PDF, 20kb)
- Identifying and Preventing Damp and Condensation (PDF, 20kb)
- Organising Common Repairs (PDF, 20kb)
- Organising Repairs to your Building (PDF, 20kb)
- Paying for Building Repairs and Maintenance (PDF, 20kb)
- West Lothian Council Section 72 - Schemes of Assistance (PDF, 108)
Local Housing Allowance
A new way of working out and paying Housing Benefit for tenants of private landlords.
Housing and support
There is a range of services available for older people.
Could your family benefit?
Local families could be due more help with their rent and council tax.
