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Landlords and letting agents turn to SAL to cope with regulation changes

There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords and letting agents joining Scotland’s largest membership organisation for landlords.

The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) said membership numbers have increased by almost 20% in the last 12 months among private landlords, letting agents and businesses, with the organisation attributing the growth to a raft of new regulations affecting the private rented sector north of the border, with landlords and letting agents wanting to ensure they comply with the new rules.

Deposit protection, electrical safety, water safety, and the registration and training of letting agents, are among just some of the new rules regulations introduced for PRS in Scotland over the past couple of years.

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A new type of tenancy, the private residential tenancy, also came into force in December last year.

Reflecting on the increase in demand for its services, SAL chief executive John Blackwood said: “We have seen membership increase, an increase in calls to our helpline, full rooms at our regular branch meetings, sold out training sessions and a record number of downloads of the resources we provide on our website.

“We hope that this activity will ensure that landlords and letting agents are fully up to date with changes to the rules and are able to continue to provide high quality accommodation across Scotland.”

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