The Scottish Secure Tenants (Compensation for Improvements) Regulations 2002

Disputes

8.—(1) Where a qualifying person is aggrieved by any decision of a landlord concerning any question arising under these Regulations that person may within 28 days of receiving notification of that decision require it to be reviewed or reconsidered as the case may be.

(2) Where a review or reconsideration is required under paragraph (1) the decision–

(a) shall be reviewed by a valuer or surveyor, who took no part in making the decision, appointed for the purpose by the landlord;

(b) shall be reviewed by any of the landlord’s members, committee members or board members as the case may be who took no part in making the decision; or

(c) shall be reconsidered by all the landlord’s members, committee members or board members,

and the qualifying person may make written representations to and, accompanied by any representative of that person’s choice, oral representations before, the person or persons undertaking the review or reconsideration.

(3) The qualifying person or the landlord may appeal to the sheriff against any decision taken on a review or reconsideration.