Dec 20, 2016 | Bullet Point Update
(in particular: new Forms AT5 for short assured tenancies; AT6 for assured tenancies; and Tenant Information Packs) This Note gives some background to the new forms of AT5, AT6 and Tenant Information Packs which must be used for “short assured” and “assured” private...
Dec 8, 2016 | Bullet Point Update
The Apologies (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the Act”) will be fully in force by the middle of next month (just in time for Christmas). What is the Act for? The Parliamentary Policy Memorandum relating to the Act sets out the policy aims of the Act as follows (with...
Nov 14, 2016 | Bullet Point Update
Introduction Something was said about the new Succession (Scotland) Act 2016 in the Bullet Point Updates for February and March this year. This update focuses on one particular aspect of the changes concerning the procedures for the executors appointed under a Will...
Oct 14, 2016 | Bullet Point Update
Introduction The Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (“the Regulations”) came into force on the 1st of this month. The explanatory note published as part and parcel of the Regulations gives a flavour of their scope:...
Aug 17, 2016 | Bullet Point Update
Background In Scotland we have the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014. The 1977 Act concerns marriage between opposite sex couples and the 2004 Act concerns civil partnerships between...
