The Scottish Government

Audience

This volume of the guidance is mainly for:

• local authority staff assessing houses against the tolerable standard;
• professional surveyors; and
• local authority housing strategy staff.

Purpose

This volume of the guidance is intended to:

• introduce the updated tolerable standard;
• set the context of the tolerable standard within authorities' new powers;
• give practical guidance to those assessing houses against the tolerable standard; and
• improve the consistency in assessments of houses against the tolerable standard.