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Unsurprisingly, there is always something going on at Pagan Osborne whether on the legal, financial or property front. Click on the links below to read the latest news.

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As students pack up their worldly belongings to head home for summer, there are items they quite wisely choose to leave behind.

Scottish legal firm of the year*, Pagan Osborne has retained trainee, Zara Mair, who qualifies as a solicitor today (5th June) when she will officially join the Private Client team in Edinburgh.

Wednesday 3rd June sees the start of Pagan Osborne's Keep your feet on the ground Initiative with RAF Leuchars in Fife. 

Fiona McDonald, an award-winning solicitor with legal, financial and property specialists Pagan Osborne, has been promoted to partner. She takes up the position with the Edinburgh and Fife based firm today (1st June 2009).

Shan Ross' article (Charities criticised for poor management and training, 12th May) highlighted the findings of the New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) in relation to the lack of training that many charity trustees have, and the lack of appreciation of what their duties are. 


Each tax year starts on 6th April, and with it brings a fresh set of tax allowances. Tax can be saved by careful date planning, for example selling some assets which trigger a capital gain before 6th April, and others after.

Nobody likes to think about death, and the practicalities such as funeral planning tend not to be high on anyone's agenda.  Sadly, Jade Goody and Wendy Richard were forced into thinking about and planning their own funeral, but forward thinking is something that we should all consider. 

Legal, financial and property specialist, Pagan Osborne, has acquired Robson McLean, a highly respected and long established Edinburgh-based legal practice.

As we enter the business end of this ‘credit crunch’, now is an opportune time to analyse how the property market has had to adapt to combat disastrous market conditions and give sellers and buyers the necessary ammunition required to achieve satisfactory end goals.

Scotland’s leading legal, financial and property specialists Pagan Osborne was awarded three highly-coveted accolades at the 2009 Legal Awards.

Investors should act now to grab a bargain in some of Scotland’s most picturesque villages, according to leading legal, financial and property specialists Pagan Osborne.

A series of initiatives aimed at helping families and individuals cope with the effects of the economic downturn is being launched by leading legal, financial and property specialists Pagan Osborne.

To some, having a Will is something that is associated with being old, suffering from an incurable illness, or even death. However, regardless of our age, wealth or lifestyle, it’s a fact of life that pushing daisies happens to us all.

Leading legal, financial and property specialists Pagan Osborne is taking a stand at the Old Course Hotel’s first wedding fayre this Sunday (15th March) from 12-4pm.

Three months on from the controversial launch of Home Reports, Scotland’s leading legal, financial and property specialists Pagan Osborne is urging commentators to accept they are here and here to stay.

Leading legal, financial and property specialists Pagan Osborne has promoted Solicitor Louise Walker to Associate.

 

The call by the Conservative Food and Rural Affairs Spokesman, Nick Herbert, at the recent NFU Conference to tighten up on meat labelling will be welcomed by many farmers.

The credit crunch and banking crises are affecting all sectors of the economy and all industries.  However, farming, while not immune, is in a better position than many others to weather the storm.

Leading legal, financial and property specialists Pagan Osborne has launched an initiative to rescue homeowners who may feel stranded in the rocky waters of today’s property market.

As students pack up their worldly belongings to head home for summer, there are items they quite wisely choose to leave behind.

As students pack up their worldly belongings to head home for summer, there are items they quite wisely choose to leave behind.

One of Scotland’s leading legal, financial and property specialists, Pagan Osborne has been shortlisted in five categories at the upcoming 2009 Legal Awards, and is hoping to go for gold when the winners are announced on 27th March.

Top ten tips on making your home more energy efficient
Legal, financial and property specialist Pagan Osborne has set out a six point plan for farmers to help get their estates in order.
 
The New Year is always a time to set resolutions and organise your personal life so the firm is calling on farmers to extend resolutions to farm business too.
Q –We’ve a two year old son and ideally, when the time comes, we would like to send him to a private school. School fees are so expensive; I’ve heard of a number of people pulling their children out of private education because they can no longer afford the fees. Have you any advice on how best to plan for the future?
Q: I would like to send a donation to an orphanage overseas. Is it possible to get tax relief on this gift in the same way that I can claim tax relief on donations to UK based charities?

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