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We are delighted that Vikki Carver and Lauren McIntosh have both assigned their traineeship to Macnabs from another local firm, and have joined the Macnabs team in Blairgowrie this week. Vikki is joining our busy property team whilst Lauren will be working with our private client team, assisting clients in all aspects of planning for later life. Both Vikki and Lauren will be a huge asset to our team and help guide our clients in the Blairgowrie area through the legal processes they face in every life stage.

It’s been a year since lockdown measures began in some form or another, and for many of us it’s been just as long since we’ve been able to freely socialise and see our friends and family. We’ve been stuck in our own homes, our only interaction with those we live with, or virtually through the medium of Zoom, Houseparty, FaceTime. But the Zoom quizzes have long lost their appeal, and a virtual hug can sometimes make you feel more alone than before.

First-time buyers face huge challenges with typical property deposits increasing and mortgage lenders applying stricter lending criteria, and they have now received another blow as the Government’s First Home Fund has closed after just five working days.

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the important role that wider family members can have in the upbringing of children. The exemption in regulations for essential childcare has provided a lifeline for some families that are reliant on grandparents to look after children and continue to work. To many parents, grandparents are an invaluable source of support. However, sometimes children lose contact with their grandparents, often as a consequence of the parents separating and this has been particularly effected by the pandemic with lockdowns a feature of daily life. We have had numerous enquiries from grandparents who are struggling to maintain contact or communication with grandchildren in particular where their child is no longer the parent mainly living with their own children.