Fergus McDiarmid
PartnerFergus is a partner in our Real Estate division and head of our Property and Pensions team.
Our Commercial Real Estate team is one of the country`s largest and leading teams providing tailored advice to a wide range of SIPP and SSAS providers from both within and outwith the United Kingdom.
He previously sat on the Law Society of Scotland AML Advisory Panel. Fergus has also recently been the Chairman of the Real Estate Practice Group of the international legal network Law Europe International.
Fergus specialises in the purchase, management and disposal of all types of commercial real estate held by SIPP and SSAS structures, advising SIPP and SSAS providers on all aspects of these transactions.
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SIPP and SSAS trustee changes - keeping titles up to date
With the introduction of the Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land (in terms of The Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Regulations 2021) we are seeing many SIPP and SSAS trustees (who could be affected by this legislation) checking their title deeds to ensure that they are compliant with the new rules. This has led to a number of trustees considering whether, in the event there have been changes in trustees within the SIPP or SSAS, it would be beneficial to make changes to the title deeds.
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Fergus McDiarmid celebrates 10 years at the firm
Fergus McDiarmid is a partner in our Real Estate division and head of our Property in Pensions team. This month he celebrates his 10 year anniversary with us. In this short interview, he reflects on his career and his time at Morton Fraser (now Morton Fraser MacRoberts) so far.
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Legal update for SIPP and SSAS providers
Register of persons holding a controlled interest in land: Five years after the initial consultation and following a delay due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Government has confirmed that The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land ("the RCI") will come into force on 1 April 2022.