SAL Scottish Association of Landlords
Scottish Association of Landlords, also known as “SAL”, is one of the largest national organisations representing landlords and letting agents in Scotland.
The British Landlord Association (The BLA) and the National Residential Landlord Association are the only other two representing landlords in Scotland.
The BLA is the only free national Association that covers England, Wales & Scotland.
What is the Scottish Association of Landlord SAL?
SAL support and represent their members’ interests by providing assistance and resources. They are lobbying the Scottish Government well as carrying out campaigning work for its members.
Scottish Association of Landlords, a company registered in Scotland (number SC216764), with our registered office at Hopetoun Gate, 8b McDonald Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4LZ
The Scottish Association represent residential private and corporate members in Scotland, just like the NRLA. However, it would seem the British Landlord Association is the only one that represents commercial and residential landlords.
The Scottish Association of Landlords offers a brilliant direct representation by their Council of Letting Agents (the CLA). They can help with their wealth of experience single property owner to managers of the largest agency portfolios.
The SAL Policy & Parliamentary Affairs arm has been campaigning successfully at the heart of the Scottish Parliament since their incorporation.
SAL links with Scottish local authorities centrally and via their local branch structure. They actively campaign at the local and national level.
The branch meetings are an excellent opportunity for members to gather locally to learn from each other’s experience.
The Scottish Association of Landlords training programme is delivered via their sister organisation, Landlord Accreditation Scotland (LAS). Various training courses and accreditation is available, which is discounted.
LAS offers various practical training courses, so landlord focuses on a better standard of housing for their tenants and rating energy efficiency standards.
SAL Members can access factsheets, including all documentation for creating letting tenancies. These documents can be downloaded and adapted as required.
The membership benefits are numerous and do not matter if it is a single membership, joint membership or corporate.
SAL Free Advice Helpline
SAL telephone letting advice helpline is one of their crucial membership benefits. It is an essential element of the service they offer to their members.
SAL specialist advisers can assist with most questions members have regarding letting their property in Scotland.
Whether it’s search information on the latest legislation or asking how to deal with an unexpected situation, they can assist you.
landlord and letting have unlimited access to the SAL telephone advice helpline, which is FREE to all members. their helpline works on a call back basis.
They aim to respond to all requests on weekdays within 24 hours, and the call back is usually much sooner. If you require urgent help. If you let them know, they will be prioritised.
Help for Scottish landlord on topics:
- The Private Residential Tenancy
- The older Short Assured Tenancy
- Private Landlord regulations
- Tenancy deposits
- Letting agents
- Tenant problems
- Giving notice
- Rent arrears
- Anti-social behaviour
- Landlord registration
- HMO
- Eviction
- Tenancy management
- Safety
- Housing benefit matters
- First-tier Tribunal
- Council tax
- Inventories
- Universal credit
- Energy efficiency
You also get Members to benefit from access to a free legal advice helpline on any housing, eviction, landlord insurance, legal advice on responsibilities of landlords or the Scottish landlord register.
SAL can advise its members on the latest Scottish Government’s Private Rent Sector Landlord COVID-19 Loan Scheme.
This scheme offers interest-free loans to eligible private-sector landlords whose tenants have difficulty paying rent due to coronavirus.
Just like other leading landlord organisations, SAL offers the following benefits to its members, these are:
- Guide for private landlords
- Guide on Landlord loans & Government Grants
- Unlimited access to Free Legal advice helpline
- Member Discount TradePoint Card
- Access to Tenant deposit scheme providers
- Tenancy agreement download
- Access to associated auction houses
- Access to associated letting agents
Author: Amanda Goldsmith amanda@thebla.co.uk
Date: 11th of April 2021
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