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Harper Macleod LLP

THE CA'D'ORO, 45 GORDON STREET, GLASGOW, G1 3PE, SCOTLAND
Tel:
Work 0141 221 8888
Fax:
Fax 0141 226 4198
DX:
GW86 GLASGOW
Web:
www.harpermacleod.co.uk
Email:

Gerard Durkan

Tel:
Work +44 141 227 9324
Email:
Harper Macleod LLP

Work Department

Private client.

Position

Partner in the private client department undertaking all aspects of residential property work including sales, purchases and re-mortgages. Preparation of wills and trusts for clients and the administration and winding up of estates. Acting on behalf of a number of Registered Social Landlords (RSL) clients in sale to sitting tenants executing their right to buy under the Housing legislation. Acting on behalf of local authorities, RSL mortgage to rent shared ownership and shared equity schemes, and lenders in relation to property aspects of large scale voluntary transfer (LSVT) transactions.

Career

Trained Archibald Sharp & Son Solicitors, Glasgow; qualified 1990; joined Harper Macleod 1996 as associate; partner 2004.

Languages

Conversational French and Spanish study.

Education

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow (1988 LLB, 1989 Diploma in Legal Practice).

Leisure

Sport, cinema, music, travel.

Practice Areas

Social housing; Private client; Property - residential

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