Edinburgh property expert Jill Andrew to lead Scottish government review

Murray Beith Murray LLP has welcomed the appointment of Jill Andrew as co-chair of a Scotland-wide residential property process review.

Ms Andrew was asked by ministers to co-lead the Scottish Government Conveyancing Review Working Group, which will undertake a focussed analysis of Scotland’s residential conveyancing process.

Her appointment was announced as she also takes on a new role as partner at Murray Beith Murray, having joined the residential property team at the firm last month. She has extensive experience in the Scottish conveyancing field including terms at Burness Paull and Shoosmiths.

Ms Andrew has returned to Murray Beith Murray after 15 years, having previously worked as an associate at the firm, which is based at Glenfinlas Street in Edinburgh.

She is the current chair of the Edinburgh Conveyancers Forum, a non-executive Director of the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre (ESPC), a member of the Law Society of Scotland Property Law Committee and a member of the Scottish Conveyancers Forum committee. She also tutors in conveyancing on the postgraduate DLP at Edinburgh University.

The remit of the new Scottish government working group is to make recommendations which would result in quicker and more efficient residential conveyancing system in Scotland, benefiting both purchasers and sellers.

Ms Andrew said: “I am pleased to have been asked to co-chair this review alongside Professor Andrew Steven of Edinburgh University and I am looking forward to working with group members to consider ways to improve the residential conveyancing model in Scotland.

“I am also delighted to have returned to Murray Beith Murray after 15 years. The firm is going from strength to strength at the moment, and it very much feels like a homecoming as I rejoin the talented team at Glenfinlas Street.”

Jill was a contributor to the recently completed Scottish Law Commission report on Tenement Law – Compulsory Owners’ Associations.