Established in 2001 as a limited company having developed from various local groupings of landlords, the Scottish Association of Landlords quickly grew to be the largest and only dedicated national landlords organisation representing landlords throughout Scotland. Through our fourteen local branches and with members from Shetland to Stranraer, the organisation has strong links with Scottish local authorities and actively campaigns at local and national level on behalf of member landlords. Our acclaimed training programme, delivered through sister organisation Landlord Accreditation Scotland, offers landlords the ability to meet locally and learn from each others experience as well as gaining knowledge from some of the country’s most experienced landlord trainers.
Policy, lobbying and campaigning has been an important aspect of SAL’s work since our inception. Our Policy & Parliamentary Affairs department works at the heart of government in the Scottish Parliament, as well as Westminster where relevant, with most of housing matters devolved to Holyrood. SAL successfully lobbied for a Cross Party Group on Housing of which we now act as the secretariat , representing the private rented sector in Scotland. This group has one of the highest number of member MSPs of any Cross Party Group (CPG). The CPG Housing is convened by Bob Doris MSP. At the Group, MSPs take the opportunity to question SAL and other housing specialists on private renting in Scotland as well as a variety of other housing related topics.
The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) is managed by a board of directors elected on a rolling basis by the membership at the AGM. The board joins local branch representatives from the fourteen local branches to meet regularly as the SAL National Council, ensuring that the views of members from all over the country inform the SAL business plan, policies, partnerships and activities.
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Chairman Stephen Peasnall
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Policy and Parliamentary Affairs director John Blackwood
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SAL board of directors, from left to right: Brian Walls, Anne Halsey, Stephen Peasnall, John Blackwood, Judith Dunn, Iain Gillespie
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SAL’s fourteen branches are represented via the National Council which comprises the directors plus the local branch representatives.
Committee work
SAL is represented on relevant groups and committees operating in Scotland. Should you hear of a local committee or group where the interests of private landlords should be represented, please let us know at policy@scottishlandlords.com
Members please let us know your views and opinions on the issues affecting you. These are used to inform the SAL policy position.
Scottish Government Committees (John Blackwood)
- Ministerial Sounding Board
- Private Rented Housing Sector Working Group
- Tenancy Deposit Working Group
- Repossessions Working Group
Other committees:
- Aberdeen City Council Student Accommodation Forum (Anne Forster)
- Dundee Landlord Accreditation Steering Group (Maria Diponio)
- Glasgow City Council HMO Landlord Forum (Anne Halsey)
- Glagow City Council Strategic Housing Panel (Anne Halsey)
- Sust Housing Group (Anne Halsey)
- Inverclyde Council Strategic Housing Panel (Anne Halsey)
- Renfrewshire Landlord Forum (Anne Halsey)
- Renfrewshire Local Housing Strategy (Anne Halsey)
- Highland Strategic Housing Committee (Stephen Peasnall)
- Moray Strategic Housing Committee(Stephen Peasnall)
- Clackmannanshire Council Strategic Housing Panel (Brian Walls)
- Falkirk Council Landlord Forum (Brian Walls)
- East Lothian Landlord Forum (Judith Dunn)
- City of Edinburgh Southside HMO Working Group (Judith Dunn)
- City of Edinburgh Council Inside Letting board(Judith Dunn)
- Edinburgh Landlord Accreditation Board (John Blackwood, Chairman)
- Landlord Accreditation Scotland Advisory Group (John Blackwood, Chairman)
- Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Housing (John Blackwood)
- Private Rented Housing Forum (John Blackwood)
- Landlord Accreditation Scotland (John Blackwood & Judith Dunn)
- Private Rented Housing Panel (John Blackwood)
SAL Membership Benefits
- Free unlimited access to member advice helpline
- Discounts on good and services via Suppliers area
- Document download – including all tenancy agreements, notices etc for use in Scotland and adaptable to your own needs
- Factsheets – all the information to help you run your letting business
- Local meetings – free of charge to members
- Local training from Landlord Accreditation Scotland – Core Standards modules free of charge to members, Best Practice at discounted rates
- Discounted additional training seminars
- Annual National Landlord Day major conference and exhibition
- Landlord Focus magazine - published three times per year
- Networking with other landlords
- Regular News and Policy updates by email
- Resources online and on paper by request
- Peace of mind