Our dedicated Energy department provides the full range of commercial energy services across Scotland. Allied with our local residential offices, we can also offer domestic energy assessments. Energy compliance is high on the agenda of many businesses, particularly self-catering accommodation operators, where the industry is seeing notable changes in regulatory requirements but also aims to meet the green credentials holidaymakers seek from accommodation providers.

We are accredited to carry out Legionella Risk Assessments (LRA) for properties that require them. The LRAs have a lifespan of two years and mentions the condition of water tanks, taps and shower heads. Risks are numbered on a scale with zero being no risk.

Business rates has the potential to represent one of the largest overheads for small businesses such as self-catering accommodation operators. With on-going plans for a review of the system, the landscape for business rates in Scotland is in a state of flux. It is essential that business operators know where they stand now and where they might find themselves in the future. By combining our rating experience with market knowledge and understanding of local government finance legislation, we offer clear and trusted advice within this very specialist area of the property sector.

Thinking of buying or selling self-catering accommodation? We have an experienced team to provide sellers with honest and well-researched advice on price, marketability and all other factors at every stage.

With three established regional commercial property valuation teams, we are ideally placed to carry out valuations across the Scottish mainland and the Islands, and the North of England. We offer a comprehensive range of commercial property valuation services for a variety of purposes, including acquisitions, commercial loan security, disposals, dispute resolution and taxation.

We can provide ASSC members with advice in relation to the value of assets. In addition, for properties that are unlikely to be owner occupied, our skillset also extends to the reporting on the condition of properties.

We offer a full planning service. We can also help with applications for extending small hotels and the application for glamping style developments, which can also include assistance with the business plans that are required to be submitted with a planning application.

Our rural experts specialise in the valuation and sales of country properties including farms, cottages and country houses. We also manage a number of traditional country estates, as well as sell a range of properties that could potentially be used as self-catering accommodation.

We help to identify any legal, building control, planning and environmental issues at every stage of a property transaction. Our Architectural Services team provide Building Warrants, Land Registration, Boundary Disputes, Legionella testing, and can assist with unauthorised alterations.

Our Building Consultancy team provide professional and expert advice throughout a property’s lifecycle. Our team can provide a broad range of services including:

• Building Condition Survey Reports
• Costings for Insurance Purposes
• Planned Maintenance Schedules
• Project Management