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Say Hi to Kenny & Amy!
We are so excited to finally announce the arrival of two new staff members to our Estate Agency team at Blackwood & Smith. Kenneth Laing has joined as our Head of Estate Agency and Amy MacLinton has taken up the position of our newest Estate Agent.
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Some of the reasons why you should meet with a solicitor when a spouse or loved one passes away.
When a spouse/civil partner or loved one passes away the last thing on your mind may be to contact a solicitor. However, in most cases it is important to meet with a solicitor to check if anything requires to be done as in some cases it is vitally important that you do so in order to deal with the winding up of your loved one’s affairs.
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What is it that ticks your boxes when you are searching for a new home? Lots of space? Period features? A good location? We all have our list of requirements, but if ‘environmentally friendly’ is top of your list, then you may want to check out the property at Wester Happrew Steading, By Peebles.
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What does your Solicitor actually do when you purchase a property?
So, you have been to view a property that you are interested in buying and the estate agent marketing the property tells you to instruct a solicitor – but why do you need one and what do they do?
Conveyancing is the legal process whereby ownership of a property is transferred from one party to another. The process involves separate lawyers acting for the purchaser and seller communicating with each other to impose their clients’ terms on the transaction and ensure the transfer goes smoothly.
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The importance of taking advice on a Commercial Lease
It is essential that landlords and tenants take proper legal advice when dealing with commercial leases in Scotland.
Commercial leases are very different from residential leases. For most residential leases in Scotland, neither party will take any legal advice before signing a contract. That is because with residential leases there are so many statutory protections that rarely can a lease be drafted in any which way which would be drastically unfair to one or other party. The law will effectively override many provisions of the lease.
Commercial leases are very different. The parties have considerable freedom of contract, so can more or less write a lease in any way they like.
Why sell with us?
Here are some of the reasons you should trust Blackwood & Smith to sell your house:
- Experienced estate agents with comprehensive knowledge of the local market
- Traditional advertising in our High Street Property Shop
- Extensive online marketing as well as on Social Media
- Access to ESPC marketing not available to non-Solicitor Estate Agents
- Estate Agency and Conveyancing provided under one roof
