30 Aug 2024
Rent Service Scotland (RSS) is the body which oversees rent setting in Scotland. RSS is reliant on data supplied by landlords and letting agents in Scotland to assist in the assessment of open market rental values in different areas. This data is used as comparable... 
27 Aug 2024
Rent Service Scotland (RSS) is the body which oversees rent setting in Scotland. It has historically been responsible for setting rents on old regulated tenancies (these are tenancies which commenced before January 1989, a few of which are still in existence). More... 
2 Jul 2024
On 26 June SAL chief executive John Blackwood and policy manager Caroline Elgar met with the government’s Minister for Housing, Paul McLennan. The Minister acknowledged that the government’s relationship with the private rented sector (PRS) is not positive following... 
1 May 2024
In March 2018, a Scottish Parliament working group was convened to explore what actions could be taken to improve the condition of Scotland’s tenements. The working group made a number of recommendations for changes in legislation and practice, including the... 
29 Apr 2024
As we reported recently the government has published a Housing Bill to progress plans originally set out in its New Deal for Tenants consultation in 2021. For a summary of the proposals set out in the Bill see our news article here. The Scottish Parliament has now... 
29 Apr 2024
A message from BBC presenter, Stephen Jardine DO YOU WANT TO BE IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF A BBC TV PROGRAMME? Debate Night is BBC Scotland’s political TV discussion show and we want the people of Scotland to have their say. EDINBURGH – the evening of Wednesday 1 May... 