Press Release Press Release Thorntons promotes three new property partners 19 May 2022 Firm News, Property Full-service law firm Thorntons has strengthened its specialist property teams with the promotion of three new partners across its network…
Blog Post Blog Post New Homes Quality Code 18 March 2022 Nicola McCafferty Property A new code of practice, to be known as the New Homes Quality Code (NHQC), was published in December 2021. This aims to protect all private…
Blog Post Blog Post Dental Practice - To Lease or Not To Lease 9 March 2022 Michael Royden Corporate & Commercial, Property Dental surgeries come in all shapes and sizes, from street level premises and practices on the upper floors of a tenement, to stand alone,…
Webinars Webinars Private Sector Tenancies - Where are we now? 17 February 2022 Gillian Buchanan Property Given that the COVID related emergency measures introduced by the Scottish Government have been repeatedly extended to 31 March 2022, what…
Press Release Press Release Merger sees property expert return to Thorntons 7 February 2022 Firm News, Property Leading Scottish law firm, Thorntons, has strengthened its Dundee conveyancing team by merging with Kim Barclay Solicitors. Founder Kim…
Press Release Press Release Thorntons enhances Dundee offering with lateral hires 1 February 2022 Firm News, Property, Private Client Leading Scottish law firm Thorntons has strengthened its commercial real estate, residential conveyancing and private client offering in…
Blog Post Blog Post Introduction of Licensing Scheme for Short-Term Lets 25 January 2022 Sarah Cooper Claims & Disputes, Property Whilst the use of short-term lets can have a positive impact on Scotland’s tourist industry, the rapid rise has negatively impacted local…
Blog Post Blog Post Property Market Booming in Angus 28 July 2021 Peter Ryder Property, Firm News Since the property market reopened on the 29th June 2020, the market in Angus has been exceptionally busy. At Thorntons, we have seen a…
Blog Post Blog Post How the pandemic is shaking up the commercial property market. 1 July 2021 Nicola McCafferty Property The pandemic has resulted in forecasted changes being forced upon us earlier than expected. Most of my colleagues, clients and friends who…
Blog Post Blog Post Tribunal Decision on Registered Social Landlords and Factor Services. 1 June 2021 Gillian Buchanan Claims & Disputes, Property Earlier this month the Upper Tribunal for Scotland (UTS) released an important decision which means that all Registered Social Landlords (…
Webinars Webinars Housing & Landlords | Private Landlords Update 5 May 2021 Gillian Buchanan Property, Claims & Disputes The private housing sector continues to face many challenges during the Coronavirus pandemic – for example, the ongoing temporary ban on…
Blog Post Blog Post Mark Your Calendars! Land and Buildings Transaction Tax Deadline Day is Looming… 5 February 2021 Lisa Mannion Property The Scottish Government have confirmed within their 2021-2022 Budget, that the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) relief for…
Blog Post Blog Post Rules for fire and smoke alarms in Scottish properties change on 1 February 2022 14 January 2021 Lisa Mannion Property Following the Grenfell Fire tragedy in June 2017 which claimed 72 lives, a Ministerial Working Group on Building and Fire Safety was…
Blog Post Blog Post Covid19 Update | Property Landlords Enforcement of Eviction Orders 11 January 2021 Gillian Buchanan Claims & Disputes, Coronavirus | Covid-19, Property In December the Scottish Government banned the enforcement of eviction orders until 22 January 2021 to prevent tenants being put out of…
Blog Post Blog Post Covid19 | Managing Commercial Risk in Construction 25 November 2020 Graham Jackson Coronavirus | Covid-19, Property Covid-19 has had a considerable impact on all of society and in comparison to most of its affects, its impact on the construction industry…
Webinars Webinars Housing & Landlords | Covid19, Where are we now and what next for landlords? 4 November 2020 Gillian Buchanan Claims & Disputes, Property In early April this year various temporary changes to existing landlord and tenant laws were introduced in response COVID19. The…
Blog Post Blog Post Pre-action Requirements in the Private Rented Sector 26 October 2020 Gillian Buchanan Claims & Disputes, Coronavirus | Covid-19, Property The Rent Arrears Pre-action Requirements (Coronavirus)(Scotland) Regulations 2020 came into effect on 30 September 2020. All landlords…
Blog Post Blog Post Discharging Your Mortgage in Scotland 19 August 2020 Graham Taylor Property The early 1990’s saw the start of a property boom in the UK. The number of mortgage products increased, interest rates were favourable…
Webinars Webinars Housing & Landlords | Covid19, what Landlords need to know. 23 July 2020 Gillian Buchanan Claims & Disputes, Property The great uncertainty of the Coronavirus pandemic, and the introduction of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, has led to many landlords,…
Blog Post Blog Post Reclaiming Additional Dwelling Supplement 26 May 2020 Kenneth Thomson Property The Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) is part of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax regime that applies to the purchase of…
Blog Post Blog Post The Private Rent Sector COVID-19 Loan Scheme for Landlords 11 May 2020 Gillian Buchanan Coronavirus | Covid-19, Property As part of the Scottish Government’s emergency strategy to protect tenants from eviction, a £5 million fund has been created to offer short…