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Solicitors Property Centres Scotland has recently published some initial thoughts on what impact the Brexit decision might have on the property market in Scotland. According to SPC Scotland, the Scottish property market is generally very resilient, and to date there have apparently been no reports from solicitor estate agents about sales falling through because the buyer […]
The latest House Price Index has revealed that the average property price in Scotland in May 2016 was £141,142. This was an increase of 4.0% on the previous year and an increase of 2.8% when compared to the previous month. In comparison, the UK house price average was £211,230, which was an increase of 8.1% […]
Workers are being advised to take care when working outside during the warm weather because of the risks associated with exposure to solar radiation. The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is running a campaign called No Time to Lose to raise awareness of cancer-causing agents including solar radiation, and provide advice on managing […]
East Dunbartonshire is the UK’s most affordable area for first-time buyers (FTBs), according to the latest First-Time Buyer Review from Bank of Scotland. The average property price here sits at £97,089, which is only 2.6 times local annual average gross earnings. Most Affordable LADs for FTB As many as five out of the UK’s ten […]
New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders have revealed that landlords took out 45,000 mortgage loans before the introduction of the new stamp duty increase in April. The number of loans in March rose by 142%, with buy-to-let loans up a whopping 88%. The increase in the number of buy-to-let loans was up over […]
Property prices across the UK have risen considerably with many experts stating that those considering selling a property should do so while demand is currently exceptionally high. New help-to-buy initiatives and aids for first-time buyers, as well as increased investment in property in the UK, is resulting in a boom with the asking price for […]
A study has found that mobile phone usage when driving is still exceptionally common after almost two-thirds of drivers admitted to seeing at least one driver per hour use their phone behind the wheel illegally. The research, which came from the RAC, found that 64% of motorists saw a driver using their phone during their […]
The latest figures available from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that in 2014/15, 76,054 non-fatal injuries to employees were reported, and tragically a further 142 workers were killed during the course of their work. In many cases of fatalities at work, the deaths were preventable and were the result in part of failings […]
The Council of Mortgage Lenders recently published a breakdown of house purchase lending in Scotland during the first quarter of 2015. The figures show that, on an unadjusted basis: “Seasonal factors often affect lending levels in the first quarter of the year, but there are encouraging indicators in Scotland, as all lending types showed growth […]
A multi-million pound compensation package has been awarded to a boy who suffered severe injuries as a result of being deprived of oxygen during his birth, reports the Bristol Post. The boy, who is now eleven, was born at St Michael’s Hospital in Bristol. During his birth, medical staff allegedly failed to monitor his heart-rate […]
The latest House Price Index from Halifax has revealed that house prices in the three months to May were 1.4% higher than in the preceding three months. This was slightly below April’s 1.5% and was the lowest since November 2015 (1.4%). The figures also show that house prices in the three months to May 2016 […]
A self-employed contractor has been found guilty of health and safety offences after an employee died when the trench he was working in collapsed on him. The contractor had been contracted to construct a drainage field comprising of infiltration pipes laid at the bottom of deep trenches at a farm in Pembrokeshire. He employed two […]
Ireland’s Injuries Board recently published its 2015 annual overview, which reveals that 33,561 new personal injury claims were submitted to the Board in 2015. This is a 6% increase over the previous year, which the board says reflects increased economic and social activity and is not unexpected given there are more people at work, higher […]
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) has called for a more joined up approach to controlling mineral dust in the workplace to help reduce the UK’s occupational cancer burden. According to IOSH, around 800 people in Britain a year die from lung cancer caused by prolonged exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) at […]
A farming company has appeared in Jedburgh Sheriff Court charged with health and safety breaches after a young man was killed while trying to clear a blockage in a grain bin at a farm in Hawick. The court heard that large metal containers known as bins were used on the farm for storing grain during […]
A new report has revealed that hundreds of babies are left brain-damaged each year in England because the NHS does not learn from its failures. According to the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), the number of compensation claims for cerebral palsy and brain damage sustained at birth has barely changed since 2006/07. Obstetrics claims […]
An inquest into the death of a former primary school teacher has concluded that she died as a result of exposure to asbestos during her teaching career, the Guardian reports. Elizabeth Belt worked in a number of primary schools in east Lincolnshire, where she would frequently pin and remove children’s work to asbestos boards in […]
Scotland’s new Sheriff Appeal Court now has jurisdiction to hear civil appeals from sheriff courts. The court was launched in September last year with jurisdiction in criminal cases. It subsequently acquired its jurisdiction and competence in civil cases on 1st January this year. The new court, which is presided over by Appeal Sheriffs, aims to […]
A construction firm has appeared in court on health and safety charges after a worker was seriously injured when he fell approximately two and a half metres. Taunton Magistrates’ Court heard how the employee was working at height on a construction site in Taunton. He was working on installing formwork panels but these panels suddenly […]
New laws to modernise the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) process have been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Bill will introduce a number of changes that the Scottish Government says will ensure a system which is effective, efficient and fair. Discretionary FAIs into the deaths of […]