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Buy-to-let market update – October 2026
BY: Doug Hall, director, 3mc Welcome to ‘Buy-to-let market’, a column aimed at providing you with recent criteria and product updates within the buy-to-let (BTL) lending markets. Note, any product update reflects the lenders most recent update, rather than all updates...
Analysis of energy efficiency consultation published
The Scottish Government has published an analysis of responses received to its consultation on draft regulations to introduce a minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) in the private rented sector (PRS). The consultation took place last summer and can be read here....
Scottish Letting Day: The power of connection in Scotland’s PRS
Article by John Blackwood, chief executive of Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL). This article was previously published in Property 118, 8 October 2026. One of the more difficult aspects of being a landlord is that the job tends towards working in silos, quite...
Landlord Voice – episode 14 now available
Episode 14– What can landlords do to feel safer in the workplace? Hosts John Blackwood and Alan Grant are back in their Glasgow studio for a new episode of Landlord Voice, the podcast from the Scottish Association of Landlords. IIn this episode, John and Alan discuss...
Changes to model lease and guidance
As a result of the changes to legislation coming into force today, the government has made changes to its model Private Residential Tenancy (PRT). The changes are shown in red and green in the lease template which you can download here (you must log in to the SAL...
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