18 Dec 2020
As we reported in the summer, Scottish Labour MSP Pauline McNeill has published a Members’ Bill in the Scottish Parliament to place a blanket restriction on mid-tenancy rent increases for Private Residential Tenancies (PRTs). SAL has published a briefing paper... 
13 Aug 2020
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...26 Apr 2019
The Scottish Government has published a consultation seeking views on adding new categories to the definition of an HMO. The aim is to address potential health and safety concerns in relation to the accommodation that contract and transient workers live in when they...4 Apr 2019
In 2019, we’ll be joining forces with Cats Protection, the UK’s biggest cat charity, as it steps up its Purrfect Landlords campaign in Scotland. The campaign is all about persuading more landlords to consider allowing tenants with cats, and explaining how responsible... 
20 Mar 2019
Glasgow City Council has, over the past year, been considering whether to develop a policy on HMO overprovision and whether to require applicants for HMO licences to provide evidence regarding the planning status of their properties. A public consultation was held... 
2 Mar 2019
Scotland’s largest landlord membership organisation has called on the UK Government to scrap legislation which made landlords responsible for checking the immigration status of tenants, after the High Court in London ruled the law was in breach of human rights... 