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Expensive mistakes - again
It is always worth checking a rent review notice you serve, and if you have made a mistake, own up and fix it.
By: Hugh Angus
Published: 3 Apr 2013
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It's all can do in Cannes
For Jonny Seddon, Brian Hutcheson and myself it was a bleary eyed 4am start last Tuesday from Edinburgh Airport for our trip to the South of France for the annual MIPIM Conference in Cannes.
By: Fergus McDiarmid
Published: 18 Mar 2013
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Morton Fraser Real Estate Survey: Results
The results are in... and if you’re of a nervous disposition you may wish to look away now.
By: Brian Hutcheson
Published: 18 Oct 2012
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Indexation – What Does It Really Do?
Over the last few years, there has been some movement away from open market rent reviews towards other approaches such as stepped rents, indexed rents or some combination of the 3.
By: Hugh Angus
Published: 15 Oct 2012
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Good news 14 : bad news 8
Last week we asked readers for their views on the market. What I find intriguing in this weeks’ property bulletin are the number of fairly positive stories.
By: Hugh Angus
Published: 5 Oct 2012
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Commercial rates don’t take account of the recession
I have mentioned before that, from the outside, some litigation appears to be undertaken in hope more than in expectation, and I think this is true for the recent rating cases in respect of the Mercat Centre in Kirkcaldy and the Overgate Centre in Dundee.
By: Hugh Angus
Published: 14 Sep 2012
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When does a lease start?
A lease starts on the date of entry is the simple answer. Just as when you buy a property, the date of transfer is the date of entry. But what exactly does that mean?
By: Hugh Angus
Published: 23 Aug 2012
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Short Full Repairing and Insuring Leases – Why?
A few months ago Hugh Angus wrote a short blog questioning whether a full repairing and insuring lease was really the best document for a short-term lease. In his latest blog he looks at why a short lease should rarely be on a full repairing and insuring
By: Hugh Angus
Published: 2 Aug 2012
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Community right to buy in cities?
On 6 June, the Scottish Government published a consultation on the “Community Empowerment & Renewal Bill”. It is an open consultation looking for responses to a number of specific questions.
By: Hugh Angus
Published: 8 Jun 2012
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How pedantic do you have to be?
When I started writing this blog, I hoped that most of the topics would be driven by the interesting cases that were reported on each week in our Real Estate Bulletin. I am naturally optimistic, although this does surprise many people who know me.
By: Hugh Angus
Published: 24 May 2012
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