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The cost of rent in Edinburgh is on the rise while demand drops in Aberdeen, according to the latest housing report by global mobility experts, ECA International (ECA).

A former hospitality executive who played a key role in the rise of Carluccio’s restaurant chain has acquired a popular Stirlingshire cafe and farm shop business, with the support of a six-figure funding package from Bank of Scotland. The Woodhouse, located outside Kippen, is the first busines

The Gleneagles Hotel has seen a near £1 million rise in profits for the financial year prior to its hosting of the Ryder Cup. Latest annual accounts for the iconic golf location filed at Companies House show turnover rose 12 per cent from £38.8m to £43.6m in the 12 months to June 30, 2014.

China has restricted smaller cities in the country from building "super high-rise buildings", as part of a larger bid to crack down on vanity projects.

A senior Brazilian politician was found with cash stuffed in his underpants when police raided his house in connection with the alleged theft of Covid-19 funds.

Edinburgh-based iDelta has launched an app to help banks fight back against the rise of online challenger banks such as Revolut and Monzo.

Lloyds Bank has issued a memo on staff treatment due to a drastic rise in complaints to one of its employee unions concerning working conditions across is declining banking network.

Engineering design and manufacturing firm Albacom is set to expand after raising £500,000 to develop its business in new markets. Albacom secured a £400,000 loan from the Scottish Loan Scheme (SLS), part of the Scottish Government’s Scottish Growth Scheme, which is administered by

Statistics released yesterday by HMRC have revealed that Scotland has seen another rise in Research and Development (R&D) tax credit claims. The latest 2017-18 figures show Scottish companies made a total of 2,210 claims, up from 1,900 made that this time last year.

A growing desire for a better work/life balance amongst executives had led to the rise of 'olderpreneurs', according to Chartered Accountants Wylie & Bisset. New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that over 50s make up 43% of those who open their own businesses but account for

The value of new community projects in development through the Scotland-wide hub programme has risen from £600 million to £750m in the last three months.

Scottish businesses are predicted to face further financial pressures with commercial rents expected to rise further over the next 12 months, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) warned today. The RICS UK Commercial Market Survey, Q3 2015, reveals that businesses within the office and

ESPC has appointed Louisa Raistrick, head of estate agency at Coulters, as a non-executive director on to its board. Her term is due to commence on 1 January 2026, subject to ratification at the ESPC AGM in November.

Public sector fraud in Scotland has risen by almost 50% according to Audit Scotland. A data matching exercise, part of the UK-wide National Fraud Initiative (NFI), detected £21.5 million worth of fraud and payment errors across the Scottish public sector.

Empty retail units in Scotland have risen by a fifth when compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures published by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). In Q1 2023, the Scottish vacancy rate remained 15.7% for the fourth consecutive quarter. It was 0.1 percentage points better t