ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan

ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan, solicitors and estate agents in Edinburgh

ELP Arbuthnott McClanachan is a firm of solicitors and estate agents based in Edinburgh, with offices described as established on both sides of the city. The practice presents itself as a specialist firm offering expert advice with a personal service, and states that it represents individuals, families, businesses and charities. Its stated focus is on matters such as homes, jobs, businesses and planning for families' futures.

Property: sales, purchases and remortgaging

The firm's estate agency and conveyancing work covers selling a property, buying a property and conveyancing for the remortgage of a property. It publishes a property search with filters by type, bedrooms, price and area, and lists current instructions ranging from flats and houses to retirement property and land. Examples shown at the time of writing include a three-bedroom house at Silverknowes Place, a three-bedroom flat at Western Harbour Terrace, a two-bedroom flat at Hopetoun Street, a four-bedroom house at Polton Road in Lasswade, a retirement property at Barnton Park View, a one-bedroom flat at Portobello High Street and a plot at High Street in Dunbar. Asking figures appear as offers over or fixed price depending on the listing.

Employment law for employers and employees

Employment law is a distinct area of the practice, with separate guidance for employers and for employees. The service is presented as available for one-off matters or as ongoing support. Specific work listed includes settlement agreements, settlement agreements for employees and employment tribunals. Client accounts published on the site describe advice on formalising employment contracts for a holiday accommodation letting and management agency, and support for a firm of chartered surveyors on restrictive covenants, a standard contract of employment and a review of existing contracts. Another account describes representation in an employment tribunal process following a dismissal the client considered to be disability discrimination.

Private client work

For private clients the firm handles wills and living wills, powers of attorney and executry estates. These services sit alongside the property work in the firm's overall offering.

Legal support for businesses

Business clients are served through employment law, dispute resolution and debt recovery, commercial leases and business purchases. Commercial lease work also appears as a separate area with its own fee information.

Fees and client feedback

The site sets out fee information by area, including conveyancing and estate agent fees, wills, powers of attorney and executries, employment law, commercial leases and dispute resolution and litigation. It also provides fee calculators for selling a property and for buying a property, and refers to tailored fee packages. A testimonials section collects client comments on the employment law service and on a property purchase.