Edinburgh Property Sales Continue to Increase
House sales in Edinburgh increased by around 12% in January compared to the same time last year, according to the latest figures from ESPC. There was also an increase in seller activity, with a 22% increase in the number of homes appearing on the market, compared to January last year. The ESPC figures, which cover […]
Aberdeenshire Firm in Court Following Roof Fall Death
An Aberdeenshire business has appeared in Peterhead Sheriff Court, where it was fined for serious safety failings after a man died when he fell more than five metres through a fragile roof. Latvian national Nikolajs Naumovs had arrived in Scotland only two weeks before his fatal fall. He had been working with his nephew to […]
Harry Peacock wins again!
The team at Complete Clarity Solicitors are delighted to once again give an update on the continued progression of our Scottish shining boxing star Harry Peacock. Sporting his new sponsored Complete Clarity Solicitors shorts Harry is not only the UK champion but also now the 2 x Western Champion: Is there no stopping this boy!!? […]
Insurance Bill Becomes Law
Legislation that implements reforms recommended by the Law Commissions of England and Wales and of Scotland to modernise and simplify insurance contract law across the UK has received Royal Assent. The Insurance Act 2015 will give effect to a number of reforms recommended by the Law Commissions, including: Under a new “duty of fair presentation”, […]
New Powers for Business Groups to Tackle Late Payment
The UK Government has announced its intention to introduce tough new laws and bulk up existing codes of practice to tackle the issues of late payment and other unfair payment practices. These measures include: consulting on ways to tackle poor payment practices, such as by giving representative bodies greater powers to challenge grossly unfair payment […]
Worker Killed in Offshore Incident
An offshore services company has appeared in Aberdeen Sheriff Court following an incident in which a worker died after plunging 23 metres from a platform into the sea. Lee Bertram was working for the company on a platform in the North Sea when the incident happened in 2011. He had been using ropes to access […]
ACAS Publishes New Code Clarifying Who Can Accompany Workers at Grievance or Disciplinary Hearings
With the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) having recently clarified the rules concerning the types of companions that workers can bring with them to grievance or disciplinary hearings, following a period of consultation, ACAS has now published a revised draft of the of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. The EAT judgement in Toal and another […]
Edinburgh’s Property Market Remains Buoyant
The latest house price report from the ESPC has revealed a 4% increase in the number of homes sold in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife in the last quarter of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013. There was also a rise in the number of new homes coming onto the market, with a […]
Landlords Concerned About Rent Arrears
The issue of rent arrears continues to be a major problem for landlords in the UK, according to a recent study by the National Landlords Association (NLA). The research found that as many as a third (32%) have experienced rent arrears in the last 12 months, and that the average amount of outstanding rent owed […]
Optimism over Stamp Duty Reforms
There was a sluggish trend in new buyer demand and a tail-off in house price growth at the end of last year, according to the latest UK Residential Market Survey from RICS, however there is still an expectation that stamp duty reforms will support market activity. The survey found that the number of potential new […]
