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  Making a will is an important step. It will help you take care of loved ones and give you comfort that you have done the right thing to help them as much as you can, at what will be a difficult time. Here are some reasons why you should make a will and how […]

The Scottish Government’s plans for minimum energy efficiency requirements in the PRS have been put on hold due to COVID-19. New regulations are soon to be presented before Parliament, aimed at improving the energy efficiency of private rented housing and prohibit the letting of properties that fall below the minimum energy efficiency standards. New guidance […]

ban on evictions over Christmas period

Some initial reflections on the Wealth Tax Commission report

What’s happening? There has been much attention on the Office of Tax Simplification’s policy paper on capital gains tax. In some ways it is a case of it matters more the way something is said than what is actually said. The action point is that individuals and families should be reviewing legal structures and succession […]

Introduced by The Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 and The Rent Arrears Pre-action Requirements (Coronavirus)(s) Regs 2020, the PARs apply to rent arrears notices served after 7 April 2020 where the rent arrears occurred wholly or partly after 27 May 2020 (the date The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 came into effect). It will therefore apply […]