Tried and tested results At Wallace Quinn, we work with Keys Estate Agents to market and sell property in Glasgow and the west. Staging is a property marketing service offered by Keys and is great if you want your property to come alive in pictures and at viewings in...
As we pass the second anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown, there is no doubt this pandemic has given us much to think about. The speed with which Covid-19 quickly took away members of so many families, especially in the early days of the pandemic, gives us...
In this article we look at the situation where you are buying a house with a partner to whom you not married to nor in a civil partnership with. There are certain safeguards available to married couples and those in a civil partnership that are not available to...
For many years, Law Society of Scotland regulations and anti money-laundering laws have obliged us to undertake ‘source of fund’ checks for conveyancing clients. One of the final steps in the conveyancing journey is for both the mortgage companies (if using one) and...
At Wallace Quinn, we firmly believe in the importance of career development and providing opportunities and support to our staff. We run a trainee solicitor programme and we support our staff with training opportunities and career development. As our firm continues...
Wallace Quinn’s newest solicitor will complete his traineeship on 4th February and take up a full-time position with the firm. James Higgins works in our Livingston office as part of the conveyancing team. James studied law at Glasgow Caledonian University before...
Rather than a Christmas card, for the second year we thought a ‘Quiz of the Year’ might help pass some time with family and friends, in person or over zoom, this festive season. To all our clients, colleagues and friends, Merry Christmas from all of us at Wallace...
Each year, over £5 billion is generated through Inheritance Tax in the UK. This is a colossal sum and only set to increase given the events of the last 18 months. It is very important to realise that HM Revenue and Customs are first in line for their share of an...
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...
After a year of 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...
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...
