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Many industries around the globe require employees to work later into the evenings. Whether this is in the healthcare or hospitality sector, one thing that unites these employees is the commute home. As many of us will have undertaken part-time roles in the hospitality and retail sector at some time in our lives, we will all have had the same thought as to whether it is safe for us to be making our way home at night. Though, we may not have been thinking whether our employers ever had an obligation to ensure that we made it home safely from work

Plans have been lodged in Edinburgh for a campus-style office development with a major focus on wellbeing and sustainability. The proposed site for Edinburgh Green is set within the existing site of Drummond House and the Younger Building in Edinburgh Park. London-based property manager Shelborn Asset Management has filed plans with Edinburgh City Council after purchasing the site from NatWest Group in 2021. The proposal seeks to deliver a new approach to open space with modern amenities and a transportation and mobility hub, in close alignment with Edinburgh’s pathway to Net Zero.^[1]

Buying a property is typically the biggest purchase that a person makes in their life and doing it for the first time can be especially daunting and confusing. While algebra continues to be taught in schools, knowledge of the process when it comes to buying a property is normally a case of learning on the job. To assist, here is a brief guide for those looking to get on the ‘property ladder’ (please refer to the Glossary at the end of this article for terms that may be unfamiliar).

Our Licensing department are once again celebrating a great result in the latest published guide to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2023, as well as in Legal 500 rankings. Retaining our top tier rankings yet again highlights our consistently high levels of professionalism and capabilities as a law firm.