Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation · Scotland

Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in the Scottish Borders

If your homes in the Scottish Borders need alarms fitted, upgraded or replaced at end of life, we can survey and programme the work.

Social landlords in the Scottish Borders can appoint us for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation, from a single home to a programme. Most social homes in the Scottish Borders belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock. We work to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard and to your own specification.

Scottish Borders at a glance

Council: Scottish Borders Council
Nation: Scotland
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: SHQS (Scotland)
Damp and mould timescales: Scottish 2026 regulations (since 6 Oct 2026)
Population: 115,240 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.97 (our estimate)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (6 transfer and 26 stock-holding councils), not yet checked against Scottish Government tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in the Scottish Borders?

Most social homes in the Scottish Borders are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. It is one of six Scottish councils that transferred their housing. Scottish Borders Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in the Scottish Borders?

Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat alarms
Sealed-battery and radio-interlinked options
Alarm upgrades during voids, rewires and planned works
Replacement of alarms reaching end of life
Testing and records for your compliance system

Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Fitting alarms during a void or a rewire avoids a separate visit, so we flag homes in your other programmes where alarms are due.

Which rules apply in the Scottish Borders?

Since 1 February 2022 every home in Scotland has needed interlinked smoke alarms in the main living room and every hall or landing, a heat alarm in the kitchen, and a carbon monoxide alarm wherever there is a carbon-fuelled appliance or flue.

SHQS (Scotland) · More about smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation

What does smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation cost in the Scottish Borders?

Our guide range for mains-wired interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms in the Scottish Borders is £435–£875 per home. That is the UK range of £450–£900 (our estimate) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.97 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in the Scottish Borders

Does Scottish Borders Council still own council homes?

Can you take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in the Scottish Borders as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in the Scottish Borders can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Which housing standard applies in the Scottish Borders?

Social landlords in Scotland must meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, with energy efficiency rules (EESSH2) under review ahead of a new Social Housing Net Zero Standard.