Residential conveyancing
Buying and selling homes under Scots law, from the first note of interest to registration in the Land Register of Scotland.
Our services
Conveyancing Services in Scotland
Every service we offer is carried out under Scots property law by Scottish solicitors, with a clear quote before you instruct us.
Residential conveyancing
Buying a property
Notes of interest, offers, missives, title checks, your mortgage and LBTT, with the keys on the date of entry you agreed.
Selling a property
Getting your title and paperwork ready before you market, then missives, settlement and repaying your mortgage.
Remortgage
Switching lender or borrowing more? We act for you and your new lender, repay the old loan and register the new standard security.
Transfer of title
Adding or removing someone from the title after marriage, separation or a gift, with the tax checked and the new title registered.
Deed of variation
Redirecting an inherited property, or varying a lease or title condition, with the new ownership registered correctly.
Commercial and rural property
Commercial purchase
Due diligence, missives and settlement for shops, offices, industrial units and investment property anywhere in Scotland.
Commercial sale
Preparing your title pack and negotiating the missives so your commercial sale settles without last-minute surprises.
Commercial lease review
Clear advice on a commercial lease under Scots law before you sign, for tenants and landlords.
Agricultural and rural property
Farms, land, crofts and rural homes, including access rights, agricultural tenancies, water supplies and land reform rules.
Why Scots law matters for your property
Scotland has its own property law, and it is different from the law in England and Wales at almost every stage of a transaction. Homes are sold with a Home Report. Contracts are formed by missives, which become binding earlier than an English exchange of contracts. Buyers pay Land and Buildings Transaction Tax to Revenue Scotland rather than Stamp Duty, and ownership is registered in the Land Register of Scotland, kept by Registers of Scotland. Flats are owned outright rather than held on a lease, and commercial leases carry rules of their own, such as tacit relocation.
Our solicitors work only in Scots property law. Whether you are buying your first flat, transferring a family home, taking a lease of a shop or selling farmland, the work is done by people who deal with these rules every day, and who will explain them to you in plain English.
Not sure which service you need? Call us on 0141 471 9166, or use our instant quote calculator to see the costs for a purchase, sale or remortgage.
Our fixed fees
Outlays are third-party costs such as Registers of Scotland registration dues, searches and LBTT. See how our fees work.