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Covid-19 current information
The SAL team is working to represent our members’ views and assist where needed, with the many devastating health, social, personal and economic effects of the current Covid-19 crisis. We are here to provide the most up to date information and guidance for our...
Covid-19 coronavirus crisis – tenant help
Members are getting in touch with some highly distressing financial and business issues. The vast majority of households in the UK will suffer financial losses as a result of the virus, and some will be left with little or no income at all. Under the terms of the...
Consultation on regulation of short-term/holiday lets
The Scottish Government announced earlier this year that it was going to introduce regulation of short-term/holiday lets. It has now launched a consultation to gather final views on proposed new legislation for the regulation of the sector. The Scottish Government’s...
Rent arrears fear for landlords despite pandemic discounts
Scotland’s largest landlord membership organisation has warned that despite almost half of landlords offering discounts to tenants affected by Covid-19, arrears are continuing to rise and could reach unsustainable levels unless government takes action to help tenants...
Eviction ban extension simply pushes a critical problem into the future
SAL was dismayed to hear yesterday’s announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that her government intends to extend the country’s evictions ban by six months to the end of March 2021. Chief executive, John Blackwood says that although many campaigning groups...
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