Articles

Private Client articles:

• 4 Jul 2011
  A Guide to Purchasing Residential Property
  If you are in the process of selling your property, you may not yet have started considering your plans for your next home. Here, Catherine Macdonald gives some useful advice to home owners.
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• 9 May 2011
  Moving On Up?
  Tips on how to successfully sell in the current property market
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• 3 Feb 2011
  Limits of authority
  Practitioners sometime fail to appreciate points relating to the drafting of powers of attorney that can cause difficulties for banks.
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• 24 Aug 2010
  Investing in your Children’s Future
  As a parent you will want to ensure that your child has the best possible start in life.
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• 30 Jun 2010
  Emergency Budget - What does it mean for the Public Sector?
  The ‘axe-and-tax’ Budget saw the axe coming down heavily on the public sector. The cuts are estimated to save £600m with a view of helping to reduce Britain's £156bn deficit.
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• 28 May 2010
  Emergency Budget Update
  There is to be an emergency Budget on 22 June, and there may be things which you should be doing before then.
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• 8 May 2010
  Does your family have a safety net?
  You could say that when you have children, you will always be worrying about something whether they are 5 months or 35. Do they need another blanket in their cot, are they enjoying their swimming lessons, will they choose a career which is right for them,
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• 8 May 2010
  Future Changes to the Charities Accounting Rules
  Legislation affecting Scotland’s charities has seen radical changes over the last 5 years, not least the rules surrounding the preparation of charity accounts. There are more changes to come.
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• 8 May 2010
  Personal Injury Trusts
  Personal injury trusts are a hot topic in the financial press at the moment, and for valid reasons. The availability of these trust arrangements can really help those in a vulnerable position who are in need of long term financial management.
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• 8 May 2010
  With the best Will in the world
  When you find out your child-free party days are over due to the imminent arrival of an addition to your family, there is a lot to organise with NCT classes, which pram most resembles a lunar cruiser and what name to choose which your child will not want
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