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Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership to help tackle the shortage of good quality, affordable homes in Great Britain, which is leaving hundreds of thousands of people trapped in homelessness.

Stephen McGowan, a specialist in licensing law, discusses the Scottish Government's current proposals to ban the advertising of alcohol in Scotland. The Scottish government’s current consultation on restrictions around alcohol advertising and sponsorship has attracted considerable attention. I

The 20th round of the Scottish EDGE Awards saw an investment of £1.6 million being handed out to businesses with high growth potential.

The majority of UK equity capital markets leaders (72%) expect to see the UK IPO market make a broad return in the second half of 2023, according to a new survey from KPMG UK. Almost one in three expect to see some bursts of early IPO activity in the first half of 2023, with these views being shared

In a five part series for Scottish Financial News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find

Business activity improved for the fourteenth consecutive month in April, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI, as the seasonally adjusted headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index rose to 58.9 in April, up from 58.4 in March and indicating a faster increase in private se

Michael Reid, managing partner at Aberdeen-based chartered accountancy practice Meston Reid & Co, discusses the utilisation of bounce-back-loans for unintended purposes. Much has been reported in the media over the past few months about a company obtaining a bounce-back loan and the directors no

EIE21, Scotland’s premier tech investor conference which will see company founders pitch for investment from seed level to up to multimillion series A and later stage investment rounds on June 10, has revealed its keynote speaker line-up. Sir Ronald Cohen, FanDuel co-founder Lesley Eccles, UN

House prices in Scotland increased by 11.2% in March, according to the latest house price index released by Walker Fraser Steele.

Blippar, the Augmented Reality (AR) technology company which is the latest addition to Chroma Ventures portfolio, has announced it has closed a $5 million funding round. The pre-Series A round was co-led by Chroma Ventures, the investment arm of Paddy Burns’ and Chris van der Kuyl’s gami

Property group Savills has upgraded its 2021 UK house price forecasts, predicting a 3% rise in Scottish house prices in 2021. The firm predicted that average UK house prices will rise by 4% over the year, with a 21.1% growth from 2021-25. Prices in Scotland will increase by 22.8% by 2025, it added.

Suzanne Sosna, interim director for global trade at Scottish Enterprise, outlines how the organisation is supporting Scottish companies following the end of the EU transition period. COVID-19 has changed everything; how we work, how and what we buy, who we spend time with, how we communicate, how we

There are early signs that the Edinburgh property market is starting to slow down following the post-lockdown boom, making it more attractive for house hunters and first-time buyers, according to Haymarket-based Purdie & Co Solicitors and Estate Agents. The firm has reported that some prope

Alison Bryce, partner at Dentons, writes about the uncertainty for the Scottish food and drink industry in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Over the last 47 years, the UK’s laws, regulations and processes have become inextricably linked with the European Union. There are a number of factors to c

Scotland’s tax revenues continued to increase in 2019-20, as overall revenues, including North Sea receipts, increased to a record £65.9 billion.  According to today’s Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) figures, Scotland's Onshore revenues grew by &po