Ross and Liddell History
Ross and Liddell today maintain all types of residential properties - single tenement buildings, housing estates both small and large, or multi-storey developments with leisure facilities. They are committed to urban renewal, handling tenement developments, refurbishments and major repair schemes involving projects in excess of £1 million. A specialised department of building surveyors was set up in the early 1980s to deal principally with tenement refurbishment, and this service today has expanded to offer, in addition, a wide range of services in connection with the alteration and repair of buildings, such as structural surveys, Schedules of Dilapidations, and modernisation, repair and alteration of properties.
Early in 1988 Ross and Liddell amalgamated with Winning and Fulton, with each company initially retaining its own trading name and its own premises. Ross and Liddell continues to operate from its offices at 60 St Enoch Square, which it has occupied since 1972, and also from 25 Gauze Street, Paisley in addition to other offices in Edinburgh, Dundee and Anniesland, Glasgow.
Working in partnership rather than in competition has brought many benefits to both companies, with a broader client base, wider influence and greater freedom to pursue new business over a wider area. This joint venture, which in 1994 incorporated William Goudie & Son of Paisley, decided to create a unified image and now trades solely under the name of Ross & Liddell, bringing them to the forefront of property management in Scotland.
In April 1999, due to the expanding demand for management services in the East of Scotland, we opened our offices in Edinburgh to provide the same high level of service to clients in the Lothian’s, Fife & Stirlingshire. This was followed by the opening of our Dundee office in 2009 which services Tayside and the North of Scotland. 2009 also saw the addition of our Anniesland office in Glasgow’s west end which was opened to meet the needs of our expanding letting department.
In addition to property management and maintenance, Ross and Liddell. provide a comprehensive range of residential and commercial services, including estate agency, surveys, valuations, insurance, investment and marketing advice, rent reviews, development appraisals, compulsory purchase negotiations, rating appeals and council tax appeals. As letting agents they undertake rent collection, tenant vetting, rent roll maintenance, and provide advice to tenants on leases, furnishings, rental values and legal requirements. In dealing with the varied housing needs of today, the firm is able to call upon not far short of a century and a half's experience of meeting the needs of a constantly moving workforce, and whether it is helping tenants find the right type of accommodation for themselves or letting property on behalf of clents who are temporarily relocating elsewhere, Ross and Liddell knows the importance of providing a swift, efficient, sympathetic and professional service.
Ross and Liddell's progressive business strategy includes sophisticated management techniques and a high level of computerisation which is designed to maximise efficiency, and its enthusiastic team, backed by senior personnel with many years experience in the business of property management and surveying, is ready to meet the challenges of the new millennium. One of Scotland's oldest property management companies, Ross and Liddell offer a comprehensive and professional service which meets the housing requirements of modern day Scotland.