Welcome to our new Trainee Solicitor Amy Caldwell who has recently commenced her training contract. A graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast, Amy will take up a place in the Institute of Professional Legal Studies in January 2022.  We are excited to have a new member in our team  and wish Amy well as she starts her […]

The Maclaine  & Co  team is taking things in its stride as we complete Marie Curie’s “ Step into Spring” challenge for the second year in a row. We are all walking a minimum of 10,000 steps each per day in March to raise money for this worthwhile cause. If you would like to donate […]

Associate Oonagh Murdock explains...... The likely timeframe for completing a sale of a house once it has been agreed is around 8 to 10 weeks. The process is often delayed unnecessarily by limiting factors which in many cases are avoidable. Here are some top tips to ensure that your sale is completed as quickly as […]

We are delighted to continue our support of the RPM Program, a not-for-profit social enterprise and membership organisation set up by certification and sustainability experts to tackle the world plastic pollution crisis. RPM helps organisations to identify and reduce problem plastics and set up management systems that can be certified against the RPM standard. RPM […]

Stamp Duty Land Tax is usually payable when buyers purchase a property which is worth more than £125,000.00. The Stamp Duty payable increases incrementally with the value of the property. As a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Chancellor of the Exchequer introduced a stamp duty holiday which saved buyers from having to pay any […]

As Northern Ireland’s oldest legal firm, we are excited to launch our 200-year anniversary celebrations. We are a modern, forward-thinking practice that remains proud of its history, dating all the way back to 1822 with its founder James Andrews, from the well-known local Andrews family. We will be holding various events and celebrations over the […]

At the end of July, one of our legal secretaries,  Bernadette Brennan retired from the firm after an incredible 49 years of service in the legal profession. Bernadette will be missed by all of her colleagues at Maclaines and indeed by the clients that she dealt with over the years. Her work ethic, attention to […]