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Margaret McLean

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Margaret McLean

Partner

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EN
United Kingdom

Margaret McLean is a partner in our Real Estate Team.

She heads up our multi-bed property team in Scotland, which focuses in providing real estate, planning, construction and tax support for hotel and student accommodation transactions.

Margaret is dual qualified in both Scottish and English law and is a highly respected specialist in the student housing sector. Based in Edinburgh, she is the client relationship partner and trusted business advisor to a number of the top players in the sector, including funds, private investors and managers.

Margaret is plauded by both clients and colleagues alike for her high quality work and client-focused, solutions-driven advice. Margaret has a wealth of experience in complex, high value investment acquisitions and disposals of investment assets. She has earned recognition for delivering clear top quality advice and peace of mind to her clients.

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11/04/2024
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Rental Control and Enhanced Duties in Focus
Introduction In an attempt to “establish a well-regulated rented sector that balances the needs of tenants and landlords”, the Scottish Government has introduced a new Housing (Scotland) Bill. The...
Law-Now Real Estate
21/05/2020
Emergency Legislative Amendments herald key changes to Student Accommodation...
The Background The Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Bill (the Bill) makes significant amendments to protect students in Scotland from having to pay for accommodation they cannot now occupy. However, these...
Law-Now Coronavirus (COVID-19)
03/07/2017
Scottish Government Fire Safety Review
Further to this recent LawNow, in response to the recent horrific fire at Grenfell Tower in London the Scottish Government (SG) has established a Ministerial Working Group to review the fire safety regulation...
Law-Now Real Estate
08/04/2016
Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill - a new approach
The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill was finally passed on 17 March – just ahead of dissolution of the Scottish Parliament and the May Election. The Big Changes Fixed term tenancies will...
Law-Now Real Estate
10/02/2016
Conversion of ultra-long Leases to Ownership: The Application Process
Under the Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012, as from 28 November 2015, tenants under qualifying long leases became the outright owner of the leased property, generally without payment to the current owner...
Law-Now Real Estate
05/02/2016
Scottish government responds to stage 1 report on The Private Housing (Tenancies)...
As anticipated in our earlier commentaries on the Bill and the Infrastructure and Capital Investment’s Committee’s Stage 1 Report, the Scottish Government has now issued its response to the Stage...
Law-Now Real Estate
22/01/2016
Update: Stage 1 report on The Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill
The Infrastructure and Capital Investment Committee published its Stage 1 Report on the Bill on 14th January, and the Stage 1 Debate of that Report took place yesterday, 21st January. There has been real...
Law-Now Real Estate
15/10/2015
Rent Controls and Tenure Reform in the PRS - The Private Housing (Tenancies)...
Published on 8th October, this Bill represents the biggest overhaul of housing legislation in Scotland in 25 years, and aims to deliver on the Scottish Government’s objective of encouraging growth and...
Law-Now