Tim Weir If you are dealing with the estate of someone who has died, and that person owned a house (or a flat, or piece of land) in Scotland, you may be wondering if you can sell a house before confirmation in Scotland. The answer depends on how the title deeds to the deceased person’s property looks. … Read more
Confirmation (the Scottish equivalent of probate) is the legal process that takes place after someone has died. You may need to obtain Confirmation before any of the deceased’s assets (i.e. savings, premium bonds, their share of a property) can be released. There are two types of Confirmation in Scotland: small estates and large estates. This … Read more
A Deed Of Variation Can Legally Change The Way A Deceased’s Assets Are Distributed. Deed of Variation How Can It Help Scotland? The legal definition of a will is “a legal document in which the person declares their intention as to what should happen to their estate after their death,” so it’s not surprising that … Read more
Never before in Scotland have there been as many co-habiting couples as there are today. Around 22% of couples in the United Kingdom are now cohabiting, rather than married or in a civil partnership. With Scotland alone boasting 237,000 cohabiting families recorded in the 2011 Census, that figure is now likely far higher So what … Read more