Posts By: Gebbie & Wilson
Gebbie & Wilson’s Colouring Competition
Gebbie & Wilson’s colouring competition, launched on Strathaven Gala Day, has been won by Olivia McGrory, aged 8, from Stonehouse. As the firm’s Senior Partner, David Murray, commented “Remarkably, this year we, at Gebbie & Wilson, have reached our 200th Anniversary as Strathaven’s Solicitors and we were keen to celebrate this landmark achievement on Gala… Read more »
Taxing Times: Let the Second Home Buyer Beware
From now on, anyone purchasing a residential property as a second home or “buy to let” where the purchase price is over £40,000 will face a significant one-off charge amounting to 3% of the price. The Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) replaced the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) in Scotland for land transactions, taking… Read more »
November – The Perfect Month to Make Your Will
Why?… Because November is Will Aid Month and, in exchange for a donation to the Will Aid charities, we at Gebbie and Wilson will write your Will for free! But isn’t it complicated and time-consuming? No, it doesn’t have to be. Indeed there are only two essential elements to your Will – appointment of your… Read more »
Man’s Best Friend? Providing for Your Pet in Your Will
In the US, more than a quarter of people who execute a will make arrangements for the care of a family pet when doing so. These range from the sensible – establishing who will take care of the animal after the owner’s death – to the more extreme – where people leave vast sums of… Read more »
Wind Farm Controversy: Judicial Review of the Stonelairg Wind Farm
On 6th June 2014, the Scottish Minister for Energy, Fergus Ewing, made a decision to grant permission for a 67-turbine wind farm in the Monadhliath Mountains in the Highlands. The Stonelairg wind farm would be the largest single industrial energy development in the region. Since then, however, an environmental trust has launched a judicial review… Read more »