Amar Wali

Mr Wali’s appointment comes in the wake of a number of new client wins for the team in the past 12 months.

He said: “The Scottish housebuilding sector continues to thrive, and our developer and landowner clients are extremely active.

“I look forward to further developing this area of our practice and I am delighted to be appointed as a Partner within what is regarded as one of Scotland’s leading, innovative and experienced housebuilding teams.”

Chris Harte, chief executive at Morton Fraser, added: “Since joining last summer, Amar has brought a great deal of ambition to our growing team. As well as his individual strength in the field, Amar’s promotion is fantastic recognition of the confidence we have in our wider housebuilding and commercial real estate sector expertise.”