The cold weather has seen a “surge in demand” for repairs to council properties in Perth and Kinross over the winter period - reaching around 100 calls a day.
Calls to PKC’s Housing Repairs Service Centre rose by 150 per cent during the peak of the lower temperatures earlier this month with most calls related to leaks, frozen pipes or frozen condensate pipes.
Council staff worked to make urgent repairs and delivered temporary heaters and bottled water to tenants as required.
