The council’s Trading Standards team and Police Scotland worked with residents and the complex manager to set up the zone to prevent doorstep crime.

Signs have been placed in the streets around the complex making it clear that cold callers are not welcome. Any issues can be reported easily and they will then be investigated.

“It is important that residents feel safe in their homes so this initiative helps deter unwanted callers trying to sell services like gardening or roofing repairs,” Councillor Helen Loughran, convener of the Environment and Climate Change Committee.

“Our Trading Standards Officers often see cases of unscrupulous traders using misleading or aggressive sales tactics. Any work done is often very expensive, poor quality or left unfinished, with residents out of pocket and having to get someone else to complete or repair the shoddy work.

“The No Cold Calling Zones are part of a range of actions we take, in partnership with Police Scotland, to address doorstep crime and protect our residents.”