Landlords will be forced to acquire full planning permission to lease homes by the night on websites including Airbnb and land for house-building will be made more affordable after changes to the Scottish Government’s Planning Bill were agreed by MSPs yesterday. Holyrood’s Local Governme
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Scotland’s property market along with those in the English provinces are all expected to outperform London, as buyers recognise the relative affordability and the potential to stretch their equity, according to real estate adviser Savills. A property bought for £1 million in prime centra
Global attention has recently focused on the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, but Graham Ogilvy reports that the appointment of Scottish lawyer James Wilson as one of the first six SCOTUS justices was also controversial — when Wilson was twice incarcerated in a debtor&rs
Andy Wightman and others asked the Court of Session to make a judgment that Article 50 can be revoked unilaterally and unconditionally by the UK Parliament. The Court of Session has now agreed to refer this question to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the only court that can decide this matter a
A new Compulsory Sales Order (CSO) power could tackle the blight of abandoned buildings and parcels of vacant and derelict land in town centres and communities across Scotland, according to a report published today by the Scottish Land Commission. The proposed new power would provide plann
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” or so the saying goes. But ask a brand holder what they think of imitation and I would bet a decent amount of money that “flattering” is not one of the adjectives they use, writes Neeraj Thomas. RedPoint are a US company who have
In 1748, James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, an antiquarian who had travelled in Egypt, presented a mummy to the Faculty.
Further details of a proposed apprenticeship route to qualification as a solicitor in Scotland were revealed at a round table discussion on legal education hosted by Holyrood's Justice Committee this week. Rob Marrs, head of education at the Law Society of Scotland, said that consultation
Harper Macleod has advised a community in Sutherland on the purchase of a historic crofting estate in West Helmsdale. Garbh Allt Community Initiative Estate bought out the Sutherland Estates' crofting townships of Portgower, Gartymore, West Helmsdale and Marrel – some 3,000 acres, in May of th
Kirsty Glennan, senior solicitor at Burness Paull, writes on impending changes to Scottish land law. Every day on my way to work, I pass a bare and neglected plot of suburban land. It is unremarkable but for one feature: it has a sign bearing the name of a local housebuilder. In 15 years, it has not
Scottish property prices are rising at their fastest rate in three years and have soared to record levels in two parts of the country. The average price of a home rose to £166,075 during the first quarter of the year – up almost £11,000 on the same time last year, according to inde
A special conference being held in Edinburgh to help landlords deal with the biggest shake-up of Scotland's letting industry in 30 years has increased the places on offer after a spike in demand.
Aberdeen and north-east legal firm Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) has announced two new appointments in property and financial service teams. Sarah-Louise Hay joins as an additional mortgage adviser and will divide her time between the firm’s Ellon and Inverurie branches.
A shortage of property in Edinburgh is continuing to drive up demand for housing, according to a new ESPC house price report. The average selling price for one-bedroom flats in Polwarth, Shandon and Tollcross has risen by 22.3 per cent to £200,965 in the last three months, up from £164,2
Addi Speirs, partner in Addleshaw Goddard’s restructuring team, writes on the value of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs). Footfall is in freefall on the high street, as internet savvy shoppers look elsewhere to ease the squeeze on their pockets.
