Property law
Challenge of balancing Scotland's people and wilds - inside the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
Introduced in February 2025 and now at Stage 1 of the parliamentary process, the Bill puts forward measures to protect Scotland’s natural environment.
How to navigate Scotland's rent controls and what the future holds
Swedish economist Asar Lindbeck once said that the best way to destroy a city was to bomb it and the second best to impose rent controls, write dispute resolution experts John Stirling and Conner McConnell.
Historic Scottish law firm appoints commercial property expert as first female managing partner
A historic Scottish law firm has appointed its first female managing partner as part of a shakeup of the leadership team.
Is it time to repeal the Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949?
Scotland’s commercial property market has changed drastically since 1964. A lack of available commercial premises across urban areas is no longer a prevalent issue; rent does not appear to be at an unreasonable level and landlords no longer enjoy the strong negotiating powers that they once did. Having special legal rules for “shop leases” but not those used for other business purposes is now difficult to justify.
Inside the gender gap in Scottish property ownership
Dr Temitope Omotola Odusanya explores historical and contemporary perspectives, and highlights the continuing struggle for equality in property ownership in Scotland.
A risk management case study
In this month’s article from Lockton, the focus is on executry administration and asks the question, ‘How long does it take to wind up an estate?’
A contract consultation
It has been six years since the SLC Review on Contract Law Report was published. This consultation seeks to establish whether the landscape around this area of the law has changed, and, if yes, then whether the changes are material to the recommendations contained in the report.
Bringing the heat
Energy performance, heating systems, energy efficiency improvements… these are probably not things that we conveyancing solicitors spend a great deal of time thinking about at the moment. This is likely to change soon.
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Keeping tenant farming on track
Some argue that the steadily declining number of agricultural tenancies in Scotland are a direct result of competing rights between tenants and landlords.
Retail reform
The Scottish Law Commission is asking whether the Tenancy of Shops (Scotland) Act 1949 has outlived its usefulness and, if so, what rights a tenant should have?
Scottish Law Commission seeks comments on tenement law reform
The Scottish Law Commission has published its Discussion Paper consulting on reform of the law of the tenement.
ARCHIVE: Sustainability is key
Scottish ministers proposed to introduce a new presumption in planning in favour of "development that contributes to sustainable development" – did they?
Harvesting natural capital benefits from land
In recent years considerable attention has been paid to the potential for land in Scotland to generate benefits by utilising and enhancing, rather than diminishing, our natural capital.
Animals, bankruptcy, financial ombudsman, housing and tax
Public Policy Highlights February 2024
ARCHIVE | Conveyancing... not much change?
We’ll be revisiting popular Journal articles, updating, and adding contemporary commentary. This time we go back to 2004 and then take a look at the recent developments impacting conveyancing and the conveyancing committee.