Private Client

Key Services

Our Private Client Practice Group provides comprehensive advice on traditional private client work including:

Residential Conveyancing

• The sale and purchase of residential /small commercial property
• Re-mortgaging
• Lease of domestic properties and small commercial premises

Larger commercial transactions are dealt with by our Real Estate Team.

Estate Agency (Inverness & the Highlands only)

Our Estate Agency service is exclusive to our Inverness office.  As a member of the  Highland Solicitors Property Centre we are able to advertise properties to a local, national and international market via the HSPC website.  We have an in-depth knowledge of the local property market and as well as offering a property matching service.

Please click here to view our properties for sale in the Highlands

Advice on preparing wills including advice on Inheritance Tax

• Wills & Estate Planning
• Family Wealth planning
• Preparing Powers of Attorney and Guardianships under the Adults with Incapacity Act (Scotland) 2000
• Administration of Estates
• Liaising with executors and asset holders to ensure adherence to wishes, considering whether a Deed of Family Arrangement is more tax efficient than Will, payment of inheritance tax, transfer of assets and payment of legacies

Family Law 

• Powers of attorney
• Guardianship
• Divorce
• Separation
• Financial consequences of separation and divorce
• Child law, including contact and residence issues
• Co-habitation agreements (for couples who wish to regulate the financial aspects of their living arrangement outwith marriage
• Civil Partnerships
• Cohabitee rights under the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006

Agricultural Law

The Agricultural Practice Group addresses the specific legal needs of those living and working in a rural setting. The Group offers a wide range of services to both landowners and tenants.

Employment, Pensions & Trusts Expertise

The Employment, Pensions & Incentives team specialise in the key areas listed below: -

• Retirement Saving & Pensions
• Incentive Plans
• Employee Participation and Benefit Plans
• Providing employment advice to employees
• Advice on private trusts

Charities

The Charities & Social Enterprise Practice Group acts for a large number of charitable organisations including the Richmond Fellowship, Quarriers & Enable Scotland.