The Scottish Government’s Housing Bill allows SNP and Green politicians to create rent control areas, triggered by local authorities, and this...
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Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Government’s dramatic immediate introduction of a rent freeze and eviction ban could mark the beginning of the end of the...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A landlord trade body says the lengthening of notice periods during the pandemic have made matters worse for tenants, not better. John...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Buy-to-let landlords who let properties in England, Wales and Scotland can now have joint membership of associations north and south of the...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Landlords north of the border whose tenants are having difficulty paying rent during the coronavirus crisis can now apply for a...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News
The decision to delay the minimum energy efficiency standards deadline in Scotland has been welcomed by landlords as a ‘sensible one’. The...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) is calling for an urgent overhaul of how universal credit is paid, with most landlords north of...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News
New enforcement rules covering living conditions in private rented housing in Hull look set to be introduced after Humber Landlords Association...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News
A buy-to-let landlord who crammed at least seven people into a two-bedroom flat has been ordered to pay almost £3,000 by...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News
More needs to be done to stem the rise in short-term lets on Airbnb in Scotland to ensure that the market...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News
There has been a significant increase in the number of landlords and letting agents joining Scotland’s largest membership organisation for landlords. The...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News
New proposals to ensure all privately rented homes north of the border meet a minimum standard of energy efficiency have been...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
The government’s proposed changes to mortgage interest relief, which will see landlords taxed on their turnover rather than profit, has been...