We are pleased to announce that Andrea Waddell joined Claphams on 30 July. Following her graduation from Glasgow Caledonian University and admission as a solicitor in 2015, Andrea has gained extensive experience in private client matters. She looks forward to working with clients requiring assistance in conveyancing, family law (including children’s cases), and immigration issues.

It has been almost three years since Land and Buildings Transactions Tax or LBTT replaced Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in Scotland in April 2015. The tax is payable on the chargeable interest in the property so is payable on both purchases of properties and leases of commercial properties.

New private tenancy laws are now in force that the Government says will give tenants more security and stability whilst also providing better safeguards for landlords, lenders and investors. 

In the second part of her article on the utility of standard missives published in The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, Debra Clapham offers some practical suggestions on how to improve the house transaction process for solicitors and clients alike.

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