Are Living Wills a necessity?
Leigh Beirne is a Senior Solicitor in Harper Macleod's private client team, advising individuals and families on a full range of personal legal services. Here, she looks at the idea of a Living Will.
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A view to a sell - how to handle viewings when trying to sell your home
Robert Bell is the Property Director at Harper Macleod and has personally helped well over 1000 people successfully sell their home. Following on from his previous article on showing your property successfully, Robert looks at the next step, that vital viewing.
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HMRC Interest Rate Rise on late tax payments – up to 3.25%
HMRC's announcement that, effective from 21st August this year, the rate of interest charged on late tax payments has been increased from 3.00% to 3.25% was the second increase to late payment interest in two years.
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5 reasons why wannabe crowdfunders drop off
Every week the team at Harper Macleod talk to companies who have concluded they are going to raise money from the crowd yet the number who actually go on to launch a crowdfund is significantly less. Given the companies in question still have their primary goal of raising funds, why is there such a drop-off rate?
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Employee ownership in Scotland – is EO the future of your business?
Chris Kerr is a partner at Harper Macleod and a specialist in advising owner-managed and family owned businesses on their succession plans, including transitioning to employee ownership. Here he looks at why the Scottish Government is lending its weight to the idea of EO.