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Christmas Cancelled for Property Solicitors and Estate Agents
Read more: Christmas Cancelled for Property Solicitors and Estate AgentsIt’s official…if you’re an estate agent in Scotland this year, Christmas is cancelled. And it’s George Osborne’s fault. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, at times not the most popular man in Scotland anyway, has effectively cancelled Christmas holidays for every estate agent and property solicitor in Scotland in 2014 by announcing a reform of Stamp Duty that…
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Corstorphine Primary School Christmas Poster Competition
Read more: Corstorphine Primary School Christmas Poster CompetitionIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…and what better way to kick off the festive season than with our very own hand-drawn Christmas greeting? On Friday, 28 November we had the pleasure of announcing the winner of our Christmas poster competition. Many of you will know that, as well as donating half of the…
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A Guide to Stamp Duty (SDLT) Changes and LBTT
Read more: A Guide to Stamp Duty (SDLT) Changes and LBTTThe UK government, on 3 December 2014, announced a radical overhaul of the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT or Stamp Duty) system in its Autumn Statement. It comes into force on 4 December 2014. In Scotland, it will then be replaced by LBTT (Land and Buildings Transaction Tax) for Scottish property transactions completing after 1 April…
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Movember Wrap-Up
Read more: Movember Wrap-UpUnless you’ve been living in a cave for the last month you will have noticed an above average amount of gentlemen sporting moustaches. Certainly, that’s what we’ve noticed in our offices. November is the month of the moustache and raising money for men’s health. Our chaps and chapesses wholeheartedly embraced Movember this year. Whilst none…
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What does the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 mean for property buyers and sellers in Scotland?
Read more: What does the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 mean for property buyers and sellers in Scotland?On 8 December 2014 the legal process by which we buy and sell property in Scotland will be shaken-up by the coming-into force of the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (after this, ‘the Act’). Conveyancing is seen as a bit of a stuffy, old-fashioned process, so a shake-up is surely a good thing, isn’t…
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MOV8 Property Market Update November 2014
Read more: MOV8 Property Market Update November 2014November is a month when the property market is traditionally seen to be putting its feet up, snuggling up under a warm blanket and hunkering-down for the winter. But in 2014, the market continues apace, with sales continuing to come through as buyers try to find their dream home before Christmas. So, what has been…
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Should you move or improve when your home no longer meets your needs?
Read more: Should you move or improve when your home no longer meets your needs?It is inevitable that at some point in our busy, ever-changing lives we will find that our home no longer meets our needs. It could be that due to a growing family we need more bedrooms or that a change in jobs means that we need working space in the home. When we reach this…
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Funding a New Playground for Corstorphine Primary School
Read more: Funding a New Playground for Corstorphine Primary SchoolRecently we were approached by a parent at Corstorphine Primary School, a school very close to our Costorphine office. She wanted to know whether we would be willing to help out with a project to build a playground for the children of Costorphine Primary School? Would we? Yes. Yes we would. Very much.
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MOV8 Property Market Update October 2014
Read more: MOV8 Property Market Update October 2014There are some months where I stare at a blank page and wonder what on earth to write about the past month in the Scottish property market. And then there are months like this where I don’t know how to filter it down! This month has seen the announcement of a monumental change in the…
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