Christine A Stuart

Practice Areas

Social Housing Scotland.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Law Society of Scotland.

Industry Sector Expertise

Christine Stuart is a Partner at TC Young, specialising in commercial property and development work. She leads the property team in Edinburgh and regularly advises on complex property, development and security matters for clients.

Christine holds a Law degree and Diploma in Legal Practice, is a writer to the signet and a Notary Public. With over 30 years of experience, Christine has built a strong reputation for her expertise in dealing with all aspects of commercial purchase, sale and leasing matters. She has been ranked and retained her ranking as an individual specialist in Social Housing by Chambers UK. Christine demonstrates a breadth of knowledge of governance, factoring and a wealth of experience in negotiating development, security and property related transactions. She has a keen interest in assisting clients with managing housing stock. Christine advises on the interpretation and drafting of factoring agreements; setting up a factoring service; title advice; advice on the Tenements (Sc) Act; Notices of Potential Liability; deeds of conditions and utilisation of statutory provisions to ensure works can be carried out and re-charged to owners.

Christine regularly provides training and support on governance matters to charities and RSLs. She has been involved in setting up subsidiary entities and providing documentation to regulate relationships with parent entities. Christine has been involved in charity reorganisation schemes and dealt with questions on regulatory adherence.

Christine creates bespoke agreements to allow development to take place even whilst title issues are addressed. She is well versed in advising on risk and adopts a pragmatic view. Christine has a clear understanding of the limitations of funding and regulatory requirements and has aided clients in finding solutions when transactions have stalled.