15 Jan 2025
By GoSimpleTax You have left sorting out your Self Assessment tax return until far too late, despite promising yourself that you wouldn’t ever let it happen again. The online filing deadline, which is midnight on 31 January, is now fast approaching and you’re... 
9 Jan 2025
A letting agent member based in South Lanarkshire has asked that we warn all members to be vigilant as there have been a number of cases in the area involving criminal activity relating to large scale cannabis farming. Unfortunately one of the agent’s... 
18 Dec 2024
In December 2024, SAL conducted a survey of its letting agent members to find out how their businesses were faring in the current climate. The headline findings from the survey are that agents are managing to maintain their portfolio sizes despite many landlords... 
18 Dec 2024
In December 2024, SAL conducted a survey of its landlord members to find out about their rental property portfolios, investment plans and experiences of increasing rents. Many of the survey questions were repeats of questions asked in previous surveys in December 2022... 
17 Dec 2024
From 14 May 2025, all letting agents in the UK must submit a report to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) (part of HM Treasury) if, in the course of their business, they become aware or have reasonable cause to suspect that a person (i) is a... 
10 Dec 2024
Following on from the announcements made as part of the Scottish Budget on 4 December 2024, follow here for the latest articles featuring SAL: 6 December 2024 – The Negotiator – Scottish Budget under fire for hitting landlords 6 December 2024 –... 