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The Sheriff Appeal Court has recently delivered an interesting opinion on the rights of a consumer to reject goods after purchase and delivery.  The Claimants bought a custom made sofa suite from the Respondents but … Read more

Scots law about tenement disputes was largely codified in 2004 in an Act of the Scottish Parliament; the Tenements (Scotland) Act. But almost a decade and a half since the Act’s implementation, reported cases interpreting … Read more

The law governing encroachment is well established and clear. If encroachment is proved then the remedy is one of removal and reinstatement However it is also open to the court to refuse this under certain … Read more

Scots law contains a mechanism whereby claim can no longer be pursued through the courts after the passage of a specific amount of time. Once the time limit is reached the claim is entirely extinguished. … Read more

The pressures on high street landlords are often not part of the recent headlines and articles about the fall-out coming from the collapse of big name high street tenants, but landlords have to grapple with … Read more

New research by SafeDeposits Scotland has found that more than a third of private tenants do not know how to claim their deposit back at the end of their tenancy. Regulations that came into force … Read more

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) was formed to deal with housing law cases in the private rented sector. From 1 December 2017, the courts no longer have jurisdiction for hearing cases … Read more

At New York State’s Supreme Court a couple had to take their own son to court to evict him from their own home. Christina and Mark Rotondo took their own son to court as a … Read more

It could be said that purchasers have more protection when buying a tub of Lego bricks than a new build home.  Property is excluded from the Sale of Goods Act 1979 or Consumer Rights Act … Read more

Parking Tickets Penalty Charge Notices are issued by local councils and are issued if the rules set out in aTraffic Regulation Order have been broken. You usually have 28 days to pay a parking fine … Read more