Articles

Real Estate articles:

• 11 Jan 2012
  Roger Jones and Katherine Jones v. William Henderson Gray and Edna Drummond Ross or Gray, 13 December 2011
  Outer House case concerning the creation of a servitude right of access by prescriptive possession.
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• 11 Jan 2012
  L. Batley Pet Products Ltd v. North Lanarkshire Council, 20 December 2011
  Outer House Case considering a lease of premises at Wardpark South Industrial Estate in Cumbernauld. Batley acquired the tenant’s interest in the lease and North Lanarkshire Council were sub-tenants
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• 16 Nov 2011
  Legislation
  Real Estate Legislation
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• 14 Jul 2011
  Can the Courts Vary Your Lease?
  There has recently been some discussion as to how, and to what extent, the Lands Tribunal can vary the terms of leases. Here, Hugh Angus, a Partner specialising in real estate, looks at some key cases, and provides a few useful tips for commercial landlo
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• 21 Jun 2011
  How to Vary Title Conditions
  It has always been possible under the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 to vary title conditions even without the consent of all your neighbours. However, the degree of difficulty will vary, depending on the circumstances and level of support.
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• 1 Jun 2011
  Stamp Duty Land Tax – New Relief for Transactions Involving Multiple Dwellings
  A new relief from Stamp Duty Land Tax was announced in the Budget 2011 and will come into effect from the date of Royal Assent to the Finance Bill (expected to be in July 2011).
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• 12 Nov 2010
  Considering Hibernation?
  At this time of year, many of us might feel inclined to avoid the cold dark winter months by going into hibernation – and that’s exactly what the lucky bat species are doing.
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• 10 Nov 2010
  Reasonably trying
  Readers of the Scotsman will no doubt have spotted the story about the £5m dispute between EDI (the Edinburgh City Council backed developer) and NCP (the UK’s largest private car park operator) regarding the possible redevelopment of the car park situated
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