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Festive period: SAL opening hours
The SAL membership department and advice helpline will close at 3.00pm on Monday 23 December 2024 and will reopen at 9.00am on Friday 3 January 2025. Membership renewals and setting up of direct debits for membership payments can still be done online throughout the...
Letting agent business and market survey
In December 2024, SAL conducted a survey of its letting agent members to find out how their businesses were faring in the current climate. The headline findings from the survey are that agents are managing to maintain their portfolio sizes despite many landlords...
Landlord portfolio and investment survey
In December 2024, SAL conducted a survey of its landlord members to find out about their rental property portfolios, investment plans and experiences of increasing rents. Many of the survey questions were repeats of questions asked in previous surveys in December 2022...
New financial sanctions reporting requirements
From 14 May 2025, all letting agents in the UK must submit a report to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) (part of HM Treasury) if, in the course of their business, they become aware or have reasonable cause to suspect that a person (i) is a...
SAL in the media
Following on from the announcements made as part of the Scottish Budget on 4 December 2024, follow here for the latest articles featuring SAL: 6 December 2024 – The Negotiator – Scottish Budget under fire for hitting landlords 6 December 2024 –...
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