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The best time to submit your Self Assessment tax return
The best time to submit your Self Assessment tax return is now, according to HMRC. HMRC has recently revealed that the number of Self Assessment customers who choose to file their tax return on the first day of the tax year (6 April 2023) has more than doubled since...
Edinburgh HMO consultation
The City of Edinburgh has launched a public consultation on the terms of a proposed best practice guide for HMO licence holders and agents. Failure to follow the best practice guide may be relevant to the council’s consideration of whether a landlord or agent is a fit...
Cost of Living Act judicial review hearing
The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), along with coalition partners Propertymark and Scottish Land and Estates, has mounted a legal challenge to the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022. This is the legislation which introduced the rent freeze...
Cost of Living Act: Campaign update
SAL members will be aware that over the last few months we have been running a major campaign against the unfair and discriminatory rent increase freeze and ban on evictions in private lets which were part of last year’s Cost of Living Act. A summary of the...
Changes to model lease
The Scottish Government has made minor changes to its model private residential tenancy (PRT), to reflect the extension of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act.The changes to the model lease are highlighted in the lease template which you can download...
Parliamentary affairs
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