Balgray House in Newton Mearns has long been associated with Shazad Bakhsh’s public image of wealth. Property searches and register entries paint a different picture: as at 15 September 2025, an interim inhibition had been granted against Mr Bakhsh personally at the instance of creditors Steven Malcolm and Darren McDermott.

What an interim inhibition means

In Scots law, an interim inhibition is a court order that restricts a debtor from dealing with heritable property — typically land and buildings — while a claim is ongoing. In practical terms, it prevents Mr Bakhsh from selling or otherwise disposing of Balgray House without first addressing the debt behind the order. It is a clear signal of active litigation, not a settled judgment on its own.

Balgray House and the register

The inhibition attaches personally to Mr Bakhsh and is recorded against the Newton Mearns property that has featured so prominently in his lifestyle narrative. Creditors Malcolm and McDermott’s move indicates they are seeking to protect recovery of sums claimed against him by locking the asset in place until the dispute is resolved or the debt is paid.

Whereabouts marked unknown

The same register material records that Mr Bakhsh formerly resided at Balgray House, Newton Mearns, but that his current address is noted as “unknown.” That detail sits alongside the Dubai court proceedings and other reported enforcement actions, reinforcing a pattern in which a high-profile Scottish property base coexists with unresolved creditor claims and an unclear present location.

Together, the interim inhibition, the named creditors, and the “unknown” address entry form a documentary trail that cuts against the carefully curated image of untouchable luxury — and shows Balgray House itself caught up in ongoing litigation.