As we reported earlier in 2018, the housing minister has agreed to allow long-life sealed-unit battery smoke/heat detectors in place of mains powered ones in all tenures, which will significantly reduce the cost and difficulty of fitting detectors. Many members have...
The Scottish Government has published details of how the new letting agent registration requirements will be monitored and enforced. Monitoring action will include: a fit and proper person test including a criminal record check on applicants monitoring of the nature...
Universal Credit (UC) claimants, in areas of Scotland where the full UC service has been rolled out, can now elect to have the housing element of their benefit paid directly to their landlord. Claimants can request this at any time through their online UC account and...
SAL has long campaigned for tenants to have the choice to have their housing benefit paid directly to their landlord. Therefore we are delighted that the Scottish Government has laid regulations before Parliament affording this right to tenants in receipt of Universal...
