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Articles from our blog on Conveyancing – the technical description given to transferring or selling or buying a piece of ground or house.
Grigor & Young open in Buckie We’re delighted to announce that Rachael Campbell joins us as our newest solicitor, specialising in conveyancing matters, from 07 April 2026. Rachael, who is Buckie born and bred, will head-up our new Buckie base at 3 East Church Street, Buckie, Moray, AB56 1EX. She will be working closely alongside …
The importance of establishing client ID and source of funds. Solicitors must be as sure as possible that any client they assist is in fact the person they claim to be. Proper identification of clients is a fundamental requirement for solicitors. In certain types of legal work, especially Conveyancing, money is received and transferred. Anti-Money …
The Press & Journal reported on 16 February 2023 that new figures released by Registers of Scotland indicated that average property prices in Moray increased by 7.8% in 2022. Over the last year, the “standard” house price in Moray rose to above £187,000. (This compares, for example, with £145,500, back in 2016). In 2022, the …
Every year in the UK, we dump about 50 million tonnes of waste in the ground. This would be enough to fill a football stadium like Hampden Park to the brim – 50 times over! A landfill site at Dunbar in East Lothian takes much of Edinburgh’s rubbish and it has won awards for its high …
In 2015, we have continued to write articles for the blog on our website. Some of the articles have been about topical legal issues but most have been general explanations about particular issues which come up a lot in practice.
Every day, we get questions about house purchases and sales. This article is an attempt to answer the conveyancing FAQs which come up most regularly. If you have a question which you don’t see answered below – or anywhere else on this website – please ask us.
Every year, we at Grigor & Young meet with many people in the Elgin, and wider Moray / Speyside, area to discuss the possible marketing and sale of their homes. As part of our conversations with potential clients, we are often asked which are some of the other businesses which, like us, provide estate agency …
“I have been making comparisons and do not understand why I have additional expenses because I am buying a new build house from a builder. Can you explain this?” The legal costs in connection with buying and selling properties include not just the fee that your solicitor will charge but also other necessary expenses. The …
