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Join us at the 2025 Royal Highland Show

From Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd June, Gillespie Macandrew and Mill Architects will be at the Royal Highland Show.

Preparing for Changes to Inheritance Tax: Essential Planning for Rural Business Owners

Find out more about changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR).

Gillespie Macandrew announced as Women in Wellies podcast sponsor, supporting women in rural Scotland

Read full details on our sponsorship of the Women in Wellies podcast series.

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28 May 2025 | Time to read: 1 min

Join us at the 2025 Royal Highland Show

By Robert Scott-Dempster, Agnes Mallon, Gillian Wright

From Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd June, Gillespie Macandrew and Mill Architects will be at the Royal Highland Show.

27 May 2025 | Time to read: 5 mins

Preparing for Changes to Inheritance Tax: Essential Planning for Rural Business Owners

By John McArthur, David Mowlem

Find out more about changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR).

20 May 2025 | Time to read: 2 mins

Gillespie Macandrew announced as Women in Wellies podcast sponsor, supporting women in rural Scotland

By Lizzie McFadzean

Read full details on our sponsorship of the Women in Wellies podcast series.

20 May 2025 | Time to read: 4 mins

Does a new dawn await Scotland’s grid infrastructure?

By Derek McCulloch

Read insights from Derek McCulloch, Head of Energy at Gillespie Macandrew, on the critical shift in how we power our nation.

Arlene Taylor

Legal Director, Commercial Property

Arlene is experienced in all aspects of commercial property transactions.  Arlene acts for clients in a wide range of commercial property transactions including acquisitions and disposals, leasing for both landlords and tenants, and ongoing lease management work.  Arlene acts for a number of retail clients including a global coffee operator, a luxury watch retailer, and a global apparel and footwear company.

Arlene is also experienced in the real estate finance sector acting for funders, borrowers, investors and developers in all aspects of real estate finance.  Arlene acts for clients in relation to refinancing deals and acquisition and development funding.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:


EXPERIENCE:

  • Assisted AMA (Tor 1) Limited with the purchase of property with complex deferred consideration terms, secured planning for development of luxury apartments and townhouses and then refinanced the key development asset in central Edinburgh.

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