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Residential Property news stories:

• 1 Mar 2012
  Scottish Government Consultation on Tenant Information Packs begins
  As a consequence of the reforms introduced by the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011, the Scottish Government has just launched a consultation on the proposed "Tenant Information Pack" that the Act set the foundations for.
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• 29 Feb 2012
  Published statistics can be misleading for home sellers
  While published industry statistics can be a source of valuable information, they should be handled with care, and are far from the only measure of your property’s value.
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• 16 Feb 2012
  Are home buyers dragging prices down?
  The residential property market is a prime example of the economic supply and demand curve. At present, for a variety of reasons, the number of people in a position to put a clean offer on a property is low and thus demand is slow, naturally resulting in
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• 6 Feb 2012
  First Time Buyers: the time is now
  Time is running out for first time buyers to take advantage of the current exemption from the 1% Stamp Duty rate. There is still time to buy your new home before the deal ends, but you have to be quick .
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• 6 Feb 2012
  Solution to Hedge Rage one step closer
  Proposed legislation to tackle the oft-encountered high hedge neighbour dispute problem has advanced, with a decision by the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government Committee that the private members’ Bill by Mark McDonald MSP can move to a final proposal.
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• 1 Feb 2012
  New Head of Residential Property at Morton Fraser announced
  Ian Gray joins Morton Fraser as Head of its Residential Property Team.
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• 20 Jan 2012
  From Pennsylvania to the UK but what about the children?
  “When Jen Holzberger's husband moved jobs from Pennsylvania in the US to the UK the couple had a clear priority - the children” The BBC recently reported. The story goes on to explore the challenges faced by families relocating for work when timing doesn’
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• 17 Jan 2012
  The Long Leases (Scotland) Bill Reintroduced to Parliament
  The Long Leases (Scotland) Bill, which fell victim to the parliamentary calendar last year and was shelved ahead of May’s election, has been reintroduced.
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• 14 Dec 2011
  Scottish housing market "expected to pick up"
  BBC news has recently reported that Scottish house sales were expected to pick up over the next few months but "meaningful recovery" was still some way off
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• 25 Nov 2011
  Scottish Government appoints SLCC Board Members
  The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission appoints Morton Fraser's George Clark
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