As the song says, it’s all about the money as short term letting grows in popularity and landlord numbers rise. With the arrival of online businesses such as Airbnb through to householders renting out their spare room, unsurprisingly there have…

Edinburgh solicitors Urquharts, have reported another good year with increased turnover and profitability. The firm, which was founded in 1876, has six partners and four associates and operates in the heart of the New Town. It offers a range of…

Changes are proposed to the current divorce law in England and Wales to end the existing system of establishing the breakdown of a marriage.  Divorce law in England and Wales has been largely unchanged for 50 years, leading to criticism…

The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 is now in force.  It makes both psychological and physical domestic abuse specific criminal offences. If a person carries out a course of abusive behaviour towards a partner or ex-partner which a ‘reasonable person’…

Stephen Blane, Solicitor-Advocate, discusses the legal profession in Scotland with Scottish Business Insider to give a fascinating insight when things go wrong as a result of solicitors being negligent in their duties. In the article, Stephen discusses his role, why…

Scottish Business Insider, recently published an article by Sara Smith, partner at Urquharts, on the importance of making a will. In the article, Sara outlines some of the key milestones that often trigger the reason to make a will such…

Stephen Blane has had his membership of the Law Society of Scotland’s Pursuers’ Panel extended for another 5 years. Stephen has been a member of the panel since 2004 and in that time has developed a specialist practice in dealing…

Do Airbnb hosts really know the pitfalls they could face? With the rising demand for Airbnb properties and continuous listings growth across Edinburgh and further afield, Gillian Black, Partner at Urquharts, is concerned that property owners riding the wave of…

Recent research by the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre (ESPC) has revealed that sellers using ESPC agents (solicitor estate agents) are more likely to get as much as 6% more than the Home Report valuation and 3% more than non-ESPC agents.…

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