Rachel Oliphant

This note explains how the Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (AEP Regs 2016), SSI 2016/146 apply to commercial property in Scotland.

This Practice Note considers the differences between the protection given to a purchaser, tenant or lender by an official search with priority (priority search) in England and Wales and an advance notice in Scotland.

This Practice Note looks at the management and maintenance of common areas in residential and commercial developments in Scotland using either a deed of conditions or the development management scheme.

This Practice Note considers how the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008 (the EPC Regs 2008), SSI 2008/309 (as amended) apply to commercial property in Scotland.

This Practice Note contains a glossary of common words and expressions used in Scottish property law with the nearest England and Wales equivalent (where relevant) and links to useful property related websites.

This Practice Note considers the different stages in transactions for the sale of commercial property in England and Wales compared to those in Scotland, at pre-contract, contract, post-contract, completion and settlement and post-completion and settlement stages.

This Practice Note considers the different stages in lease negotiations for commercial property in England and Wales compared to those in Scotland, at pre-contract, contract, post-contract, completion and settlement and post-completion and settlement stages.

This Practice Note explains the statutory obligations that building owners and managers who control air conditioning systems (ACS) in Scotland have to carry out inspections of the ACS.

This Practice Note provides a summary of the purpose, nature and scope of the due diligence required by a buyer acquiring a Scottish commercial property.

This Practice Note considers the existing community rights to buy in Scotland under Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and asset transfer requests under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

This Practice Note outlines the right to buy abandoned neglected and detrimental land under Part 3A of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and the right to buy land for sustainable development under Part 5 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016.

This Practice Note provides an introduction to real burdens. It considers how to validly create and exercise real burdens, describes the different types of real burdens, including pre-emptions, redemptions and reversions and how to interpret real burdens when examining title.

This Practice Note considers how real burdens can be enforced and extinguished by discharge, acquiescence, negative prescription and the sunset rule.

This Practice Note provides a brief overview of the various existing community rights to buy in Scotland under Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (LR(S)A 2003); asset transfer requests under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015; Crofting community right to buy under LR(S)A 2003, Pt 3; Agricultural tenants' right to buy under the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 2003; the right to buy abandoned neglected and detrimental land under LR(S)A 2003, Pt 3A and the right to buy land for sustainable development under LR(S)A 2003, Pt 5.

This Practice Note considers how servitudes are created in Scotland, how servitudes may be interpreted and how to extinguish servitudes.

This Precedent sets out clauses for the designation of a party and self-proving execution of dockets in Scotland for individuals, individuals by way of power of attorney, companies (including in administrative receivership, administration and liquidation) partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships.