Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Your Trusted Legal Partner in Perth
Established in 1903, Wyllie & Henderson is one of Perth's longest-standing legal firms. Our practice combines traditional values with a modern approach, offering comprehensive legal and property services across Perth and beyond. Our team of experienced solicitors, law accountants, and paralegals specialises in property transactions, commercial law, and private client matters. We provide tailored solutions for residential and commercial clients, including conveyancing, liquor licensing, and estate planning. Our commercial team, led by Partner Ian K Lindsay, serves long-standing farming and business clients with professional expertise. We prioritise clear communication, keeping clients informed at every transaction stage while maintaining competitive fee structures.With a heritage rooted in Perth's agricultural community, we continue to uphold our commitment to local knowledge and client-focused service. Our partners, Ian K Lindsay and Angela L Scott, bring decades of combined experience to our practice. We offer specialist advice on wills, trusts, inheritance tax planning, and powers of attorney, ensuring clients' interests are protected. Our property services include collaboration with Premier Properties Perth for estate agency support. As a forward-looking firm, we balance tradition with innovation to meet evolving client needs.
Services
Property Transactions
Commercial Law
Wills & Inheritance
Trusts & Estates
Powers of Attorney
Liquor Licensing
Conveyancing
Details
- Year established: 1903
Highlights and features
- We offer over a century of legal expertise in Perth
- Our team includes specialists in Scottish property and commercial law
- We provide tailored commercial services for farming and business clients
- We offer comprehensive property transaction support with partner agencies
- Our partners have combined experience of over 50 years in legal practice
Services
Property Transactions
We provide comprehensive residential conveyancing services, including sale and purchase transactions. Our firm offers a complete start-to-finish package with estate agency support through Premier Properties Perth. Clients receive step-by-step guidance and regular updates throughout the transaction process, with access to recent property price data and mortgage advisor referrals.
Commercial Law
Our commercial team specialises in business and property transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, leasing, and liquor licensing. We serve farming and business clients with expertise in property development and security work. Led by Partner Ian K Lindsay, we maintain long-term relationships while delivering tailored legal solutions for commercial clients across Central Scotland.
Wills & Inheritance
We create legally sound wills to ensure your assets are distributed according to your wishes. Our services include inheritance tax planning, will reviews following life changes, and post-death estate administration. We help clients establish trusts for family asset redistribution and provide guidance on tax-efficient estate planning strategies.
Trusts & Estates
Our firm establishes, manages, and administers various trust types for tax planning purposes. We handle trust creation within wills, ongoing administration, annual accounts preparation, and trust winding-up services. We also assist with estate administration for executors, including complex estates and post-death planning through deeds of variation.
Powers of Attorney
We prepare all types of powers of attorney documentation and provide administrative support for appointed attorneys. Our services ensure proper legal authority is established for financial and welfare matters, with ongoing guidance for attorneys managing clients' affairs according to legal requirements.
People
Ian K Lindsay
Partner
Senior partner with over 35 years' experience at Wyllie & Henderson. Specialises in commercial law and liquor licensing. Holds leadership roles in local organisations including the Society of High Constables of Perth. Educated at University of Dundee.
Angela L Scott
Partner
Partner specialising in wills, trusts, and inheritance tax planning. Qualified solicitor with expertise in executries and financial business matters. Joined the firm in 2005 after working in Edinburgh. Holds professional accreditation from The Law Society of Scotland.
Questions
What legal services do you offer in Perth?
We provide property transactions, commercial law, wills, trusts, inheritance planning, powers of attorney, and liquor licensing services across Perth and Central Scotland.
What makes your firm different from other Scottish law firms?
With over 120 years of continuous practice in Perth, we combine deep local knowledge with modern legal expertise across property, commercial, and private client matters.
Do you offer property transaction services?
Yes, we provide full conveyancing services and partner with Premier Properties Perth for estate agency support in residential transactions.
Can you assist with commercial legal matters?
Our experienced commercial team handles property acquisitions, leasing, development, security work, and liquor licensing for businesses.
