Sarah Cooper from Thorntons Solicitors outlines changes that landlords and tenants should expect in the Housing (Scotland) Bill. It has been a busy year on the housing front in Scotland. In early Spring, we saw the temporary measures protecting tenants from rent increases and evictions relating
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Full-service law firm Thorntons has been appointed to the legal panel of Sanctuary Group. The independently owned and operated Scottish law firm joins Sanctuary’s legal panel following a competitive process.
Lisa Mannion, an associate in the Residential Property division of Thorntons, outlines Scotland's new cladding regulations. New legislation to help tackle unsafe property cladding has been introduced by the Scottish Parliament and is expected to become law within the next few months.
An Angus Council scheme aimed at supporting first time home buyers has proved to be extremely popular, with every property at The Grange in Monifieth sold.
Colleagues from Scottish law firm Thorntons took part in the organised cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh on Sunday to raise funds for Social Bite’s new villages, which will house and provide support to people affected by homelessness. Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy backed the ‘Break the Cycle&
Scottish law firm Thorntons has donated money to SAMH, CHAS, Women’s Aid, Trussell Trust and Social Bite after staff completed a physical virtual challenge.
In line with government guidance and Scotland moving into phase two of the road map, Thorntons Estate Agency is preparing for face to face appointments from June 29 and tackle its list of 1300 viewing appointments and over 220 market appraisals. Peter Ryder, managing director of estate a
Research from KPMG UK has revealed that house prices in Scotland risk a 6% drop if Britain leaves the EU without a deal at the end of next month. KPMG has warned that a decrease of 10-20% is "not out of the question" if the market reacts more strongly than expected.
Families across Dundee, Angus, Fife, Perth and Kinross and Edinburgh were given a welcome boost this Easter thanks to Hillcrest Housing Association and Thorntons Solicitors. Colleagues and the general public have been donating Easter eggs and chocolates to be gifted to families through local foodban