What action it is taking to ensure that owners of listed buildings have a duty of care for the buildings that can be enforced prior to the …

All building owners have a general responsibility to maintain their property. Set against the total number of listed buildings, a very small number are at risk.
There is no specific obligation on the owner of a listed building to maintain their buildings, but there are statutory powers available to planning authorities and Scottish Ministers to take action where listed buildings have deteriorated. These powers allow them to carry out urgent works for the preservation of listed buildings, to serve “repairs notices” and to compulsorily acquire listed buildings in need of repair. The much better alternative is, of course, effective management and maintenance.