News Archive

January 2010
2010 Rating Revaluation
Business rates are an annual cost payable on commercial property. The charge is calculated by multiplying the Rateable Value for the property by the Business Rate poundage which is fixed annually by the Scottish Government.

September 2009
Praise for completed refurbishment
Atholls Project Management Team have recently been involved with the extension and refurbishment of Summerhill Home.

July 2009
Ross Murray BRE Accredited
Atholls Building Surveyor Ross Murray is now an accredited Energy Certifier which allows him to produce Energy Performance Certificates for Non-Domestic Buildings in Scotland as a registered Non-Domestic Energy Certifier for level 3S and 4S buildings (which cover up to 95% of the UK's commercial building stock) on the BRE Global EPC Scotland Scheme.

June 2008
New Appointment at Atholls
Property consultant, Atholls have today announced another new appointment in its Aberdeen office. Ross Murray takes up the position of Building Surveyor in the building surveying department.

May 2008
Former Aberdeen VetcoGray Base bought in £3 million Deal by Atholls
General Electric has sold their offices in Broadfold Road, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, to integrated environmental services specialist TWMA in a £3million deal.

February 2008
Successful official launch of Dundee Office
The Dundee office recently held a cocktail party attended by local professionals including solicitors and bankers at Discovery Point to mark almost a year in Business for Atholls in the City of discovery.

February 2008
Successful completion of refurbishment projects
Atholls Project Management team have recently successfully completed work on the construction of a block of 9 flats in Whitehills and the external refurbishment of a block of B Listed flats on Queens Road in Aberdeen.

November 2007
Atholls open further office in the North East
With a population of some 11,000 in 2006 and a housing stock of over 5,200 the Town of Inverurie is booming.

September 2007
Single survey - what does it mean for you as a house buyer or seller
The buying and selling process is about to change. With the passing of The Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 as of 1st December 2008 under Part 3 of the Act the property information pack and sellers or single survey with a valuation will be compulsory by law for all but new houses.

September 2007
Residential Market Analysis
Much has been written over the past few months about the apparent downturn in the property market both in England and Scotland and quoting statistics from one source or another.