Wills & Powers of Attorney

When someone dies and leaves assets which have to be dealt with either in terms of their Will or under the rules of intestate succession (where there is no Will) an executor must be appointed and, unless the assets are very modest, in most cases an executor employs a Solicitor to act as his agent..

Property Law

In a rural area, it is natural that we deal with farms, small holdings and crofts whether in connection with transfer or inheritance or marketing. Crofting is a specialised area in which many Solicitors in the Highland Area can claim expertise..

Commercial Property

The basic conveyancing procedures for commercial properties are much the same as for residential properties but naturally, the value of a shop, hotel, public house, farm, or factory may be considerably higher..

Conveyancing

This is the technical term for the procedure for the transfer of heritable property that is any land whether with or without a house or other building on it and also the creation of a security or mortgage deed over the property for a lender..

Civil Court

A civil court action is sometimes the only solution to resolve matters both personal and business. Most civil court matters concern either a contract between two or more parties or a wrong caused by one party to another either deliberately or negligently..

LEASING

Leasing is the process whereby a property, be it a flat, house, shop or commercial building, is taken on lease or rent by a tenant from a landlord and clearly it is in the interest of all concerned to have the terms of the Lease set out in writing.

In the case of a house it may be a short assured tenancy which allows the landlord to regain occupation when he requires it for his own use or in the case of a commercial property, it may be a formidable document which gives the tenant a lease for 5 or 10 years or more and requires him to insure and maintain the building and a lease such as this which can be the foundation of someone's business for many years has to be scrutinised with the utmost care. There is new legislation which requires a deposit paid by a tenant to be held by an independent party with severe penalties if this is not done promptly.

We deal with leases of commercial and domestic property.