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Aberdeen's housing market is "firmly on the up" after a year of solid price and demand growth, according to a solicitor estate agent. New data in Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre’s (ASPC) most recent quarterly report has highlighted a 1.4% rise in housing prices in Aberdeen.

Michael Reid writes about the financial and legal considerations of bankruptcy in regards to losing one's house. He outlines different possible scenarios and factors to keep in mind. Other than writing about the current Russian incursion into Ukraine, current media attention tends to be focused upon

A trade body is urging newly elected Scottish councils to embrace investment in build to rent (BTR) and co-living to help address the current housing crisis, addressing nationwide shortages of rental stock and providing additional housing supply to help meet housing targets. The call, following the

Scotland outpaced both the UK and Europe last year by securing 122 inward investment projects - up 14% on 2020 results - and is polling at record levels among investors who consider Scotland to be the UK’s top foreign direct investment (FDI) location, according to EY’s latest Scotland A

Households and businesses are struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis and need urgent action from the UK Government, according to finance secretary Kate Forbes. With inflation reaching a 40 year high of 9% and forecast to rise higher, Ms Forbes has written to the Chancellor of the Excheque

Prices in the UK are rising at their fastest rate for 40 years, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Annual Scottish house price growth reached 6.2% in March, up 0.5% from February.

The UK is expected to become the first large European economy to reach pre-pandemic levels of corporate insolvencies as COVID-19 crisis support is wound down and rising levels of inflation threaten firms. According to credit insurer Allianz Trade, corporate insolvencies will soar by 37% this year. T

A new economic report places Edinburgh in the top ten best performing cities for economic output and employment by the end of 2023 but reveals mixed fortunes ahead for Aberdeen and Glasgow. According to Irwin Mitchell’s latest UK Powerhouse report, produced by the Centre for Economics and Busi

FRP Advisory, the administrators of Debenhams, have made £5.3 million in fees in the two years since the company went into insolvency. The administrators’ report has highlighted that FRP partners’ charges had increased from £495-£595 an hour to between £595-£

The Big Issue Group (TBIG) has hit a breakthrough of equipping 1,000 of its vendors with contactless technology via the Zettle by PayPal card reader, marking a 68% increase since this time last year. In addition, it is quickly fast-tracking to its goal of enabling all 1,500 vendors to become cashles

Scottish businesses have positive expectations for activity levels, employment and turnover according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor report, but also report that inflationary pressure and supply chain issues pose challenges in the year ahead. The report, which surveyed 500

Hamish Lean, part­ner at law firm Shep­herd and Wed­der­burn, discusses how farmers in Scotland have been outbid by the forestry industry, as the value of hill land rises. Is productive agricultural land being lost to forestry in the race to meet net-zero? There has been concern with

The Ben Nevis Distillery, which stands at the base of Ben Nevis, saw its pre-tax profits reach £102,617, compared to a loss of £273,202 in 2020. The whisky producer has seen its turnover rise to £7.2 million in 2021, compared to £6.2m in 2020.

The value of homes sold by Scottish estate agency and legal firm Lindsays has topped £200 million for the first time.