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Campaigners are calling on the Scottish Government to support major changes to prevent tenants being “forced into poverty by sky-high rents” after a survey pointed towards huge public support for the action. Excluding respondents who said they don’t know, three-quarters o

Henderson Loggie has rebranded as MHA Henderson Loggie. MHA is the UK-wide network of accountancy and business advisory firms it co-founded in 2010.

Office take-up in Edinburgh during the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 has soared by more than 40 per cent across both city centre and out of town markets, according to research by commercial real estate services firm, Avison Young. However, with the availability of Grade A and B office stock in cen

Incomes from commercial farms in Scotland have gone up in 2017-18, but the latest annual figures show agriculture is still dependent on farm subsidies.

Global M&A deal values reached $467bn (£353) for the first two months of 2019, according to new analysis from Deloitte. However, the research predicts a slowdown of between 4-7 per cent in M&A deal volumes by the end of the first quarter of 2019, compared to the first quarter

Deloitte has been named winners in the Best Large Private Sector Employer (250+ employees) at the Scottish Top Employers for Working Families Awards run by Family Friendly Working Scotland, which took place in Glasgow last week.

A new fundraising opportunity for community groups and businesses has been set up through the Scottish Borders’ European Union-funded LEADER programme. Working with eight other LEADER areas across Scotland, Scottish Borders LEADER is offering support for community groups and businesses who wan

Overseas Scottish food and drink exports were worth approximately £6 billion in 2017 - almost £570 million more than 2016.

The Mayor of New York City is going to make the Island of Manhattan, and the epicentre of global finance, bigger - literally. Mayor Bill de Blasio yesterday announced a $10 billion plan to protect lower portion of Manhattan, home of Wall Street, from sea level rise and the next major storm by expand

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed that the Financial Ombudsman Service will soon be able to require financial services firms to pay significantly more compensation to consumers and businesses. From 1 April, the current £150,000 limit will increase to £350,000 for

New York asset management business State Street Global Advisors has today brought its Fearless Girl campaign to the City of London with a new statue in Paternoster Square, against the backdrop of the London Stock Exchange and St Paul’s Cathedral. The work is a copy of a statue that became

Research carried out as part of accountancy firm BDO LLP’s annual FraudTrack report shows that Scotland ranked as the fourth most defrauded region in the UK by value as fraud rose by 88 per cent from £16.2m in 2017 to £30.4m in 2018. Accountants and business advisers BDO disco

The Scottish housing market has once again proved its resilience in the face of both domestic and international political issues, with sales breaching the £18 billion barrier in 2018. During a year dominated by Brexit uncertainty, markets remained busy, with the country enjoying its best spell

Professionals in London (73 per cent), Northern Ireland (64 per cent), the North & Scotland (63 per cent), and the Midlands & Wales (59 per cent) would all strongly consider relocating job roles if it provided a better lifestyle.

David Duffy, chief executive of Clydesdale Bank owner CYBG, has received more than £730,000 worth of shares in the lender through a deferred equity plan. Last week Mr Duffy was awarded 391,561 shares in CYBG under a 2015 plan linked to its demerger from National Australia Bank (NAB) in 2016.