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Home Reports in Scotland Explained: A Complete Guide for Home Buyers

We explain the key parts of a Home Report, common issues buyers should be aware of and how the valuation may influence both your offer and mortgage.

Why Join GM as a Trainee Solicitor and How to Prepare Your Application

Choosing the right traineeship is an important step in any legal career. Eve and Sam share their experiences as well as tips for your application.

Scottish Building Safety Levy: What the New Indicative Rates Mean for Developers

New Scottish Building Safety Levy rates revealed. Discover what the 2028 tax means for developers, costs and future housing projects.

02 August 2022 | Time to read: 8 mins

Planning for Afforestation

By Sandy Telfer

Many Scottish landowners have sought to add value to unproductive land through afforestation, although what planning is required?

02 August 2022 | Time to read: 5 mins

Safe as Houses

By John McArthur

With strong commercial reasons for doing so, many land and property owners have diversified into holiday letting to benefit from this captive market. 

02 August 2022 | Time to read: 3 mins

Employment Law – three things to note

By Fiona Cameron

The employment law landscape continues to evolve post-Covid - here are three areas for employers to look out for.

02 August 2022 | Time to read: 3 mins

Reminder on Public Access Rights

By Cheryl Hogg

Perhaps most feel they are familiar with the principle, but some aspects are less well known, and some have been the subject of litigation over the past decade.

11 July 2022 | Time to read: 3 mins

The draft NPF4 – key considerations for developers

In March 2022, Project Scotland reported on conflicting responses to the Scottish Government’s draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4).

28 June 2022 | Time to read: 5 mins

How long do I have to raise legal proceedings?

By Conner McConnell

If you suspect that you have suffered loss as a result of breach, is to take legal advice at the first opportunity.

23 June 2022 | Time to read: 2 mins

Considerations around the Energy Performance Certificate and agricultural tenancies

By Amy Eakin

The current Energy Performance Certificate (“EPC”) requirements are set out in regulations from 2008, and provide information on how energy efficient a building

23 June 2022 | Time to read: 4 mins

Charities: Top 5 tips for your articles

Our top 5 tips on what a charity should be considering for its articles.

20 June 2022 | Time to read: 3 mins

Greater transparency from the UK’s grant-making Trusts & Foundations

Grant making trusts and foundations are an often misunderstood constituency of the UK charity sector, but certainly not one to be overlooked.

15 June 2022 | Time to read: 26 mins

Trust Law In Scotland – Where Are We Now?

By John McArthur

August 19th, 2021 marked the centenary of the Trust (Scotland) Act 1921, the last substantive act on trust law in Scotland.

26 May 2022 | Time to read: 6 mins

Trusts Caught by the Deemed Domicile Net

By David Mowlem

Following the Finance Act in 2017, a new category of “deemed domicile” was introduced into the UK’s Inheritance Tax regime.

10 May 2022 | Time to read: 3 mins

Is my family farm “matrimonial property”?

By Sharon Murray

What is “matrimonial property”?


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