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08 September 2020

The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic for First-time Buyers

Estate Agency

If you were considering buying your first home before the coronavirus pandemic, we understand you may feel confused and unnerved at the prospect of starting your search again. With cautious lenders and many buyers and sellers dealing with a change of...

11 August 2020

Number of prospective buyers surges

Estate Agency

The number of house hunters as soared since the lockdown restrictions have been lifted and since the announcement with regard to Land & Building Transaction Tax relief. Whilst this applies throughout the UK a recent analysis of data provided by C...

29 July 2020

Family Actions

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Family Law

The organisation Shared Parenting Scotland which supports family members who are not resident with a child in maintaining contact, have raised a number of concerns with Lord Carloway, the Lord President of the Court of Session, including concerns ove...

13 July 2020

Tax cut for Scottish homebuyers starts this week: Update

Estate Agency

We had promised in Friday’s blog to update you as soon as there was further news in connection with the tax for Scottish homebuyers. It has now been announced that the changes referred to in our previous blog will begin on Wednesday 15th July a...

10 July 2020

Tax cut announced for Scottish Homebuyers

Estate Agency

The Scottish Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, yesterday announced a temporary cut to the Land and Building Transaction Tax charged on house purchases and extra support for first-time buyers. At present, the starting point for Land and Building Transac...

09 July 2020

Campaign Group formed to represent property owners with “Grenfell style” cladding

Estate Agency

A new campaign group has been set up to allow the representation of people in Scotland who have been affected by a combination of UK and Scottish Law, which has left many people across the country unable to sell their properties. Following the Grenfe...

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“Your paperwork (electronic!) has been exemplary…and your offer letter was, as usual, watertight…Your fees have been appropriate and reasonable, and we’re very pleased with the outcome.” John
"Kay, Thank you very much for all your help, we are delighted with everything" Graham M
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