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“My mortgage adviser says that I must sign the missives – what does this mean?” Good question. “Missives” aren’t as complex or strange as you may think. It is simply a collection of letters, usually between solicitors, which, taken together, form a contract in connection with a property.
Solicitors’ local knowledge can benefit you when looking for a house – for example, if buying a property in Moray. Solicitors can also help take the pressure off you, guiding you along the path of the property-purchasing process, from noting an interest in a house, at the start, to getting the keys to your new …
So, your offer for a house in Moray has been successful. What happens next? Firstly, well done. Buying a house is a big personal investment and it can be very difficult deciding whether it is the right home for you and the best price to offer So, to get this far is an achievement. Trying …
Eileen Hutcheon is the Estate Agency Manager at Grigor & Young. Her job is to take you through the marketing and sales process for your house with G&Y. In this article, we look at the normal estate agency procedure, so you can understand what is involved from first point of contact right through to your …
The image of a dusty old solicitor poring over equally dusty old deeds, neatly tied up with pink ribbon, is familiar to us all. As solicitors, we are often asked whether it is really necessary to hold on to these title deeds in Moray and elsewhere. In today’s world, is a bundle of 20 or …
[Note that the following article was published in December 2014. There is an updated version of the article (2020) on this website at the following link]. At Grigor & Young we deal with numerous enquiries from clients and potential clients every day. We are not always able to take on possible new work – which …
Recently, a former client came to see us in Elgin asking us to act for him in selling his house and buying a new one. Nothing usual about that, you might think. He explained that he had used a national estate agency to market his house. They had told him that, rather than using a local …
Stamp Duty changes in Scotland take effect from Spring 2015. The implementation is on 01 April 2015, although Revenue Scotland, who will be administering it, will be live from January. What is the change?
