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Ash Sheikh: The changing face of home ownership

Published 6 months ago

Insight: As New Homes Week brings home ownership to the forefront of attention, Ash Sheikh of Muir Homes examines how increased consumer confidence is bringing first-time buyers back to the market with fresh new demands.

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Elise Marshall: The rise of AI in legal practice

Published 6 months ago

Elise Marshall considers a recent case from Singapore and how it might have been affected by AI. 

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Roger Green: Overcoming the skills shortage challenge

Published 6 months ago

Roger Green discusses the pervasive skills shortages in the UK, particularly within the commercial cleaning sector, and outlines how his company, Spotless, combats these challenges through robust employee-centric initiatives.

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Mark Sterritt: Investment Fund for Scotland aims for further impact after strong first year

Published 6 months ago

Mark Sterritt looks at the impact of the £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland in its first year, highlighting how it has supported diverse businesses across the country and addressed historical funding imbalances.

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Ahsan Mustafa: Good news for entrepreneurs as moveable transactions law comes into force

Published 6 months ago

New moveable property reforms are due to come into force in Scotland in April, brought about in response to widespread concerns that the current legal framework was outdated and inhibited economic growth, writes Ahsan Mustafa.

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Liam McKay: The sting in the tail of construction contracts

Published 7 months ago

Liam McKay, a Glasgow-based senior solicitor in Anderson Strathern’s Contentious Construction team, explains why the Scottish construction sector may be less affected by a ruling south of the Border.

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Calum Allmond: Planned changes to EPCs are welcome but leave some questions unanswered

Published 7 months ago

Insight: Surveyor Calum Allmond believes that while it is good news that domestic and non-domestic Energy Performance Certificates are both set to be revised, full alignment with UK measurement goes unaddressed.

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Eline Lofgren: How housing associations can utilise reserves as inflation looms

Published 7 months ago

Back in 2016, Eline Lofgren, an investment director at Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services, wrote an article about housing associations and their untapped potential. The article was first published in the Spring 2016 issue of ‘Charities Management’ and below Eline brings it up to speed for 2025.

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Matthew Aitchison: What proposed changes to rent controls could mean for Scotland’s PRS market

Published 7 months ago

Insight: Matthew Aitchison, valuations & advisory partner at Knight Frank Scotland, discusses the implications of the proposed changes to Scotland’s rent controls for the PRS market.

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Karen Gatherum: Why securing planning permission is crucial before letting your Edinburgh property short-term

Published 7 months ago

Karen Gatherum delves into the complexities and inconsistencies of Edinburgh’s new short-term let regulations, highlighting the challenges faced by those wishing to operate short-term lets and the potential negative impact on the city’s tourism capacity.

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Stuart McCallum: Whisky industry faces challenging 2025

Published 8 months ago

Stuart McCallum discusses the challenges and opportunities facing Scotland’s whisky industry in 2025, including potential tariffs, a slowdown in the Chinese market, and increased competition, while also the potential for growth in tourism.

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Lynsay Bell Manson: Future holds wellbeing-inspired sustainable-led designs

Published 8 months ago

Insight: Studio LBA managing director Lynsay Bell Manson shares her views on the trends for wellbeing-inspired sustainable-led designs.

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Louise Norris: The impact of women in property has never been greater - and everyone will benefit from it growing

Published 8 months ago

Lindsays partner Louise Norris shares her belief that the success of Scotland’s property sector would be accelerated by an increase in female participation.

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William Rankine: What 2025 and beyond has in store for Scotland’s leisure sector

Published 8 months ago

William Rankine discusses the impacts of recent events on the leisure sector, and analyses trends and opportunities within specific sub-sectors.

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Dr Ollie Folayan: Setting a new standard for diversity & inclusion in engineering

Published 8 months ago

Aberdeen-based Dr Ollie Folayan MBE, co-chair of AFBE-UK Scotland, announces the nationwide rollout of the Engineering Ethnicity Index (EEI) in 2025, a groundbreaking framework to improve diversity in the UK engineering sector where ethnic minorities remain underrepresented despite strong participation in education and apprenticeships. 

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