Nov 24, 2016 | Blog, Residential Property
The Council of Mortgage Lenders recently carried out a survey that showed home ownership as the nation’s distinct preference and aspiration and not just for financial reasons. The research interestingly revealed that: The two most popular reasons for valuing home...
Nov 22, 2016 | Blog, Family Law
A senior family law judge, Lord Brailsford recently decided a child contact case concerning a nine year old boy, which had been going on for some seven years. The father in this case is from Tunisia, but has lived in Scotland for more than ten years and is settled...
Nov 10, 2016 | Blog, Family Law
When we set out to live “happily ever after” we are certainly not considering that “ever after” might end sooner than expected and that “happily” is only a word and not necessarily an enduring experience. But as life would have it “ever after” does sometimes end in...
Nov 7, 2016 | Blog, Powers of Attorney
Powers of Attorney are most often talked about in the context of personal matters but they are equally important in business. Some years ago a partner in a well known law firm of Glasgow solicitors fell unexpectedly and seriously ill. He spent six weeks in intensive...
Nov 1, 2016 | Blog, Residential Property
The Registers of Scotland have published the following information regarding property prices in Scotland. The average price of a residential property in Scotland has shown an increase of 0.6% during the second quarter of the financial year 2016/2017 compared with the...
Oct 27, 2016 | Blog, Residential Leases, Residential Property
Founded in August 2008 and based in San Francisco, Airbnb is a “trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover and book unique accommodation around the world”-online or from a mobile or tablet. Whether a room for a night, a house for a week or a villa for...