News archives
SAL in the media
See the latest news items featuring SAL in the press: 11 December 2025 – Property 118 – Scottish Conservatives condemn government over homelessness failures 4 December 2025 – Property Industry Eye – Tax hikes worsen the housing crisis,...
Festive period: SAL opening hours
The SAL membership department and advice helpline will close at 3.00pm on Tuesday 23 December 2025 and will reopen at 9.00am on Monday 5 January 2026. Membership renewals and setting up of direct debits for membership payments can still be done online throughout the...
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
Tax is Changing in April 2026 – Act Now Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD) is coming in from April 2026. This change represents a significant shift in how income tax is reported and managed. Early awareness and preparation will help ensure a smooth transition, so...
Housing (Scotland) Act 2025
The Housing (Scotland) Bill, which the Scottish Parliament has been considering since March 2024, has now received Royal Assent which means that it is now law. However, the provisions in the Act will not come into force for some time yet. Most will require further...
Scottish Law Commission – Report on Tenement law: compulsory owners’ associations
As we reported in enews sent to members on 2 May 2024, the Scottish Law Commission was asked by the government to make recommendations on how to legislate to introduce compulsory owners’ associations for tenement buildings. This is part of a wider project to reform...
Landlord survey on LHA rates
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) would like to invite private landlords to participate in a 15 minute online survey hosted by Verian, an independent social research organisation. The project aims to understand how Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates affect...
Concerns raised over implementation of Housing (Scotland) Act
An independent group, setup by the Scottish Government to support Scottish Ministers in improving the regulatory environment for businesses, has written to the Cabinet Secretary for Housing to make recommendations about the implementation of the Housing (Scotland) Act...
Landlord Voice – episode 7 is now available to view
Episode 7 – Looking back and forward – Landlord Voice’s Year in Review for 2025 In this festive episode, hosts John and Alan look back at what 2025 has meant for Scotland’s landlords. The guys dig into the Housing Act, the appointment of...
Buy-to-let market update – December
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. The information within this article is correct as at 27/11/2025. Buy-to-let market update:...
UK Autumn Budget
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, has delivered the UK Government’s 2025 Budget, which set out the Treasury’s plan of action for the coming year. The headline announcement for landlords was that there will be a 2% increase in income tax rates...