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SAL in the media

Another busy week for John Blackwood, SAL chief executive, with the new Housing Bill being published on Thursday 27 March. Catch up via the links below: BBC News: Housing bill could create new rent control areas – 27 March Scottish Housing News: Rent controls and new...

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Buy-to-let market update – April 2024

By Doug Hall, director, 3mc Welcome to ‘Buy-to-let market’, a column aimed at providing you with recent criteria and product updates within the buy-to-let (BTL) lending markets. The information within this article is correct as at 27/03/2024. BTL market update:...

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New Housing Bill published

The government has today published a Housing Bill to progress plans originally set out in its New Deal for Tenants consultation in 2021. The Bill is proposed legislation which, if approved by MSPs, will become an Act of parliament. Typically it can take around 2 years...

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Rent increase notice templates

SAL has been advised by the Scottish Government that from 1 April 2024 the rent increase notice templates will revert to the versions in use prior to the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022. Links to these templates can be found below. Private...

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Stay Energy Safe – meter tampering

Meter tampering: A hidden danger to tenants, properties and the community by Stay Energy Safe Meter tampering poses significant risks to property, tenants and communities.  Stay Energy Safe offers a solution that allows people to anonymously report their concerns....

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