In the media – 26 April 2019

Landlords in the media and articles of interest:

Mentions:

• Sunday Herald: Less than half of Universal Credit claimants have rent paid directly to landlords – 14 April
• CommonSpace: Calls for landlords to use non-legal measures to prevent Serco asylum seeker evictions – 15 April
• BBC News 24: John Blackwood Interview
• ITV News: SAL video – 15 April (18:01 for the video, 16:38 for the beginning of the piece)
• BBC Alba: John Blackwood interview – 17 April

Articles:

• Mortgage Introducer: Average private landlord gained 17% post-tax return over last tax years – 16 April
• Press Association: Sky News presenter and landlord slammed for saying young tenants ‘don’t know how to change a lightbulb’ in ‘patronising’ interview – 16 April
• Property Industry Eye: Corporate landlords earning twice as much from buy-to-let as private owners – 18 April
• Herald on Sunday: Scots law firm to fight landlords who ban tenants on benefits – 21 April