Murray Beith Murray LLP is a leading Scottish private client law firm.
For 175 years we have specialised in meeting the legal, financial and administrative needs of individuals and families, family trusts, charities and private companies.
We are approached regularly by new clients asking us to have a look over trust arrangements which have been set up their behalf, with the help of a former legal advisor. This is frequently in connection with trusts that are branded as ‘Family Protection Trusts’ (or ‘Asset Protection Trusts’). Here are some of the questions we are most commonly asked:-
Murray Beith Murray Private Client Partner, Peter Shand, writes in The Scotsman today. Read the full article below, republished by kind permission of The Scotsman:
Turnover lease rent is either entirely or partially based on the turnover produced by a commercial tenant. Rent may be decided purely on turnover itself or it may be that an additional turnover rent is charged over and above a guaranteed ‘base rent’ when the turnover reaches a certain level.
Several property experts have said that the Scottish commercial property sector is well on the road to recovery in 2022, following challenging times during the Covid-19 pandemic. Investment in the sector rose by 24% in 2021, with investment in the fourth quarter up 27%. In total, £1.3 billion was invested in the Scottish commercial property market last year, despite the challenges of the new Omicron variant.
If you are inheriting your family home, you may have many questions about how this works. What if you want to live in the property? What happens where you must share the inheritance with your siblings? In this article, we look at some of the most common questions we are asked about inheriting a family home in Scotland.
