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Insights | Housing, Rural

Housing (Scotland) Bill: What rural landlords need to know at stage 2

The Housing (Scotland) Bill sets out a range of reforms intended to enhance rights for tenants and introduce new duties to prevent homelessness.

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Insights | Housing, Rural

Tenants may be due tax refund for Scottish lease extensions

A recent decision by Scotland’s tax tribunal has overturned long-standing Revenue Scotland and HMRC guidance, opening the door for commercial property tenants to claim back tax they were wrongly told was due on lease extensions.

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Insights | Rural

Crofting law reform – The Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill 2025

The Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill (“the Bill”) was introduced by the Scottish Government on 2 June 2025.

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Insights | Tax

Inheritance tax reform – long-term residence in the UK

The UK Government’s decision to move from a domicile-based to a residence-based inheritance tax (IHT) regime with effect from 6 April 2025 marks a seismic change for British expatriates considering their tax and succession plans.

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Insights | Rural

The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI) – What you need to remember

There are a number of articles in this week’s bulletin about looking ahead at proposed legislation that could become law in the near future.

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Insights | Housing

Repairing Standard: Is your property fit to be rented privately?

The Repairing Standard was established by the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 and specifies the minimum level of repair a house must achieve to be used as privately rented accommodation in Scotland.

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Insights | Employment

Why guests are your biggest problem when it comes to protecting your staff

New laws mean you can’t just protect staff from harassment as it happens – you have to show you’ve anticipated your guests behaving badly.

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Insights | Data Protection

AI-generated content – the hidden legal dangers for SMEs

AI has become a topic that some people in business simply do not want to talk about, do not want to read about, and don’t really want to understand until it all feels like it has “settled down” a bit.

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Insights | Employment

Misogyny in Music: Legal Challenges and Industry Reform

We take a look at the legal implications of the Women and Equalities Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2024–25

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Insights | Employment

What’s the secret? Exploring the potential effects of the proposed NDA ban

“The Employment Rights Bill will ban employers from using non-disclosure agreements that silence workplace harassment and abuse”

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