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Between December 2020 and February 2021, the average property selling price in Dumfries and Galloway was £177,319, a 14.9 per cent increase on the same period last year, ESPC reports.

Premium spirits company Beam Suntory is to invest £6 million into a restoration of Glen Garioch’s distillery in Oldmeldrum.

Eleven high-growth UK technology companies have secured a place on the Addleshaw Goddard (AG) Elevate programme, a unique fast-track legal mentoring scheme for early-stage businesses. Designed and delivered by leading lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard, successful candidates will now be assigned to a

Economy secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced that a further £70 million will be made available by the Scottish Government to provide more jobs, internships, apprenticeships, training and volunteering opportunities for young people in Scotland.  The extra funding for Young Person&rsqu

The Bank of Scotland Foundation has launched its Invest grant programme today, which is a multi-year programme for charities helping vulnerable people manage various financial issues, including those who were already facing significant difficulties with their finances before the pandemic, and those

A new £30 million fund is being established by the Scottish Government to support small businesses within the third sector, helping them to grow as Scotland recovers from the impacts of coronavirus. The fund will be designed to respond to a need for third sector organisations to access loans t

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has written to the UK Government to urge a rethink on VAT rates for building refurbishments and renovations. In his letter to Treasury minister Jesse Norman, he argues the current situation acts as a disincentive to improvement work that might make buildings more energ

An accounts manager who stole more than £250,000 from Glasgow-based Campbell McWilliams has been jailed for 20 months. Kathleen Ross stole the cash over four years when she worked for her aunt’s accountancy business and handled the books for the communications firm.

A community landowner in the Isle of Lewis has purchased a workshop and a small area of land with support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Urras Oighreachd Chàrlabhaigh (UOC) has been awarded a grant of £11,855 to help purchase the building in Breasclete, associated legal fe

Financial planning firm Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Ltd (AAB Wealth) has marked its ten-year anniversary by reaching 400 clients, with the firm’s Assets Under Advice (AUA) totalling more than £400 million. AAB Wealth has experienced year-on-year growth in AUA since launched in 2

Scottish residential property revenues and sales volumes rose over 20% in the last six months according to analysis of the latest Scottish Government data by property firm apropos. The UK-wide letting firm found that completed property sales rose 23.2% and government revenue was up 20.4% from Septem

Scottish mortgage veteran James Anderson has announced that he will step down as joint manager of the £15 billion Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust and retire from Baillie Gifford. He will retire on April 30 next year.

Specialist UK asset finance provider Propel and accounting, tax and business advisory firm Azets have formed a partnership that will give thousands more SMEs access to fast and flexible asset finance for investment in plant and equipment. Propel has a 25-year track record in supporting over 40,

As the UK approaches the anniversary of the first national lockdown, a new report from small business insurer Simply Business has revealed that the cost of COVID-19 to UK SMEs is set to exceed £126.6 billion – nearly double the £69bn initially projected a year ago.

Two of Scotland’s most successful entrepreneurs, Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl, have today launched a new investment arm for their diverse and growing portfolio of investments. The pair, co-founders of multiple award-winning games developer 4J Studios, best known for developing Minecraft