News archives
Discretionary evictions made permanent
As we have reported previously, the Scottish Government has published a Coronavirus Recovery and Reform (Scotland) Bill which seeks to make permanent some of the changes introduced through emergency powers at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, namely: The...
Government “reforms” risk worsening the housing crisis
We have been representing member views and working with other organisations to ensure politicians are made aware of the risks within the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill which is in front of the Scottish Parliament just now. This bill when enacted...
SDS Resolve – free, independent resolution for landlords and tenants
SafeDeposits Scotland, the country’s leading tenancy deposit protection scheme, has a decade of experience in handling end of tenancy disputes surrounding deposit repayments. But did you know about SafeDeposits’ more recently introduced service which is designed to...
Debate night – be part of the big studio audience
We are excited to announce BBC Scotland’s topical TV programme Debate Night is searching for people to be part of the big studio audience. Would you or anyone you know be interested in joining the studio audience? We film in the evening in cities across the...
Changes to model lease, rent arrears & notice templates
With the notice periods required to end a tenancy reverting to pre-covid levels on 31 March 2022, the Scottish Government has made changes to its model private residential tenancy (PRT) and other documents, to reflect these changes. The changes to the model lease are...
Covid-19 current information
The SAL team has worked since the pandemic hit, to represent our members’ views and assist where needed. We are here to provide the most up to date information and guidance for our members. Thank you for all the positive comments about our assistance and for your good...
SAL response to New Deal consultation
Thank you to all members who have shared their views about the government’s New Deal consultation with SAL both by email and via our SALtalks webinar sessions (see below) we have been running with the Scottish Government. We have now finalised SAL’s proposed response...
Homes for Ukraine
Further information is now available on how landlords and tenants in the Scottish private rented sector can offer homes to those escaping conflict in Ukraine. Anyone interested in registering for the scheme can submit their details at...
New Deal consultation webinars
Over the last month SAL has run a series of webinars to help members understand and engage with the Scottish Government’s consultation on their draft rented sector strategy which will cover the next five years. The strategy, entitled “A New Deal for Tenants” aims to...
Crunching the numbers
The results of our recent landlord and agent surveys are in. Landlord investment survey In February 2022, SAL conducted a survey of its landlord members to enquire about the size of their rental property portfolio and how this has changed or will change over time,...