Our vision
A good home for everyone
We are part of one housing system in Scotland and we believe that the private rented sector (PRS) has a key role to play in delivering high quality, flexible homes for everyone. The PRS is becoming more important as a longer term and sensible housing choice for many more people.
The PRS is part of the solution to ensure people have a property when and where it suits them. Our vision is for a rental sector that works for all, recognising the important contribution landlords make to the wider society in providing much needed homes. The rights of landlords must be protected to encourage investment and sustain lettings businesses for the future.
The PRS must deliver the highest standard of homes. With better enforced regulation, the Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL), as the membership body for landlords and letting agents, will drive up excellence and standards ensuring that all private rented homes are good homes.
Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and local authorities are also offering properties on the same terms as private landlords, which demonstrates that we are a standard of housing worth emulating, and is becoming the choice for many people, rather than just of last resort. We know that in the rest of Europe, renting as a choice is a much more significant part of the housing economy and we are seeing that develop in Scotland in our own unique way.
Being a member of SAL allows me to keep up to speed with changes in the industry at a critical time, network and gain support from my peers and influence the way our industry operates.
I expected people to be reluctant to contribute but that wasn’t the case at all. The mix of agency staff and business owners made it so useful and it was good to talk business not just the “how to” of dealing with tenants and landlords. We will all have to review our terms of business and whilst that will be a challenge I’m confident I now have the knowledge needed.