If you’ve made a Will, congratulations! You join a select club of only 30% of the population in Scotland who’ve made a Will. However, having made a Will, what happens if your circumstances change? Things change over time. You may have been divorced or re-married. You...
Wallace Quinn are delighted to announce we’ve chosen ‘S.M.I.L.E. Counselling’ in Livingston as one of our charity partners for the coming year. S.M.I.L.E. support young people with mental health issues through outreach counselling. The West Lothian based charity...
At Wallace Quinn, we’re used to meeting urgent and unexpected deadlines, but one member of staff recently took a call which really raised the stakes… A Wallace Quinn Trainee Solicitor had to abandon his work when his partner went into labour. Jonathan Poole had only...
The housing market is expected to remain solid for the next few months with price increases slowing but continuing overall well into the new year. With many more people living AND working from home, many have begun to reassess what they need from a property, with...
Forget WFH (working from home), many of us have realised that we can actually WFA (work from anywhere). For some, that’s meant casting their gaze towards warm sunny climates such as Spain. Just imagine shutting your computer lid at the end of the day and going for...
Pamela Murdoch has become our latest full time solicitor after completing her traineeship in May this year. Pamela started with Wallace Quinn as a part time Paralegal in 2017 while studying for her law degree at Strathclyde University. After graduating Pamela was...
In Glasgow and the west of Scotland, Wallace Quinn and Keys Estate Agents offer a joined up approach to property sales that is cost effective and delivers great results; Keys provide the estate agency services and Wallace Quinn handle the legal conveyancing, meaning...
A Power of Attorney is an invaluable tool whatever your age. There’s a common misconception that you only need a Power of Attorney later in life – a view based on the assumption that a Power of Attorney is only designed for use if and when you become incapacitated. In...
This article featured in our June 2021 newsletter. Many people are worried, as they grow older, about what will happen if they need to go into long-term care. We need to be very careful not to get caught up in the hype about going into care as you grow older....
Solicitor Maureen Jackson joined Wallace Quinn earlier this year to work in our Equity Release Department. We caught up with her for a chat in our Glasgow office recently. Tell us about your route into law? I was originally at university studying chemistry and...
At the start of each transaction, we ask clients to confirm details through a cyber-secure system and we also write to clients through the post with important information. We will NEVER contact you by telephone or email asking you to change our bank account details. ...
Want to join our growing team in Livingston? We're looking for a solicitor and want to fill this position as soon as possible. Wallace Quinn are looking for a Commercial / Conveyancing Solicitor to join our busy team in our Livingston office. You’ll...
High Street mortgage lenders have begun to offer mortgages to buyers who only have a 5% deposit, under a new government guarantee scheme. Many of these low deposit mortgages have disappeared in recent years. The policy, announced by the UK Government earlier this...
The Scottish Government unexpectedly made changes to ‘Help To Buy (Scotland)’ recently, cutting off access to the scheme for many new applicants from 5 February. While the news is undoubtably disappointing, some funding is still available and additional funds have...
We're open for business - If you need help buying or selling property, preparing a Will or power of attorney, commercial work or general legal advice, get in touch. New Year, New Lockdown, New Rules The Scottish Government’s lockdown rules meant some frantic...
If you're at this page, you've probably done the quiz and are looking for the answers. If not, click here for the quiz questions. Answers (1 point for each correct answer) - JAN: Duke and Duchess of Sussex; Wuhan; Kobe Bryant; Imelda Staunton FEB: 10,000 episodes;...
With more time at home than usual this year, we thought a ‘Quiz of the Year’ might help pass some time. To all our clients we’ve helped buy a house in 2020, we hope your first Christmas in your new home is memorable. To all our clients we’ve helped in thirty years, we...
The Scottish Government has announced that a number of Local Authority areas in Scotland will move into ‘Level Four’ Covid-19 restrictions from 6pm on Friday 20th November until at least Friday 11th December. The areas moving into Level Four are listed at the bottom...