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Consultations on new heat network regulations
As part of steps to prepare for properties to be heated by non-polluting heating systems in the future, the UK and Scottish Governments are developing legal frameworks to ensure consumers are treated fairly by heat network operators/suppliers. It is expected that in...
SAL in the media
It’s been a busy week for SAL with our annual Scottish Letting Day conference being held at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Tuesday 19 November. Please find links below to articles of interest in the media this week: Scottish Housing News – Landlords warn of...
SAL in the media
LANDLORD ZONE BLOG: ‘Don’t punish Scottish landlords for doing the right thing’ by John Blackwood, SAL chief executive By amending the Housing Bill to allow landlords in Scotland’s private rented sector to increase rents above inflation, or up to 6%...
Autumn Budget 2024
Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered her Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30 October 2024, introducing new tax measures to address public financing while pledging to “build a better Britain”, in the first Labour Budget since 2010. You can read the key...
Housing Minister announces amendment to proposed rent controls
The Housing Minister, Paul McLennan, has today announced in parliament that an amendment will be made to the rent control proposals set out in the Housing (Scotland) Bill which is currently being considered by parliament. To provide certainty on how rents will be...
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