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Stuart Beattie discusses the difficulties faced by Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) in Scotland, including the recent rent freeze imposed by the Scottish government and new energy efficiency standards requirements. Households are not the only group feeling the chill of winter. Registered Social La

Evelyn Partners, wealth management and professional services group, has appointed David Rankin as the new managing partner covering its Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices.

Scottish builder, James Walker (Leith) Ltd has reported a 73.2% rise in pre-tax profits to £29.6 million, for the year ended 31 March 2022, up from £17.1m from the previous year.

Estate agency firm, Rettie & Co. has appointed Sarah Curtis, formerly of Savills and Strutt & Parker, as director of new homes. This senior level appointment has been made to support their new homes sales and marketing team, who have been responsible for selling over £100 million of ne

Stephen Ingledew, chairman of FinTech Scotland, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours List for services to the UK financial technology (fintech) sector. Mr Ingledew formed and led FinTech Scotland in 2018, initally as chief executive.

AAB Wealth, part of the AAB Group, has acquired Kilkee Financial Services Ltd (Kilkee), based in Aberdeen. Founded in 2002 by Geoffrey Purcell, Kilkee has over 100 clients in Aberdeen and offers professional advice to families and individuals regarding their financial future. The transacti

It seems that the shift towards a cashless society has brought about an unexpected but perhaps obvious benefit in Denmark, where bank robberies have fallen to zero. According to Finans Danmark, an industry association, the decline in physical currency usage has led many Danish banks to stop offering

Mike Begg, managing director of Beat the Banks, discusses the lack of quality advice when it comes to pension transfers. It’s now an established fact that thousands upon thousands of pension holders have been mis-advised to transfer their final salary pensions elsewhere.

A business consulting director has been given an eight-year ban after he failed to keep accounts and was unable to account for company’s finances, including income of more than £63,800 and assets of more than £137,000. Steven David Hutton, 47, from Glasgow, was the sole director of

Glasgow-headquartered Wholesale Domestic has consolidated its business resources after securing a £4.2 million loan from Barclays and is set for investment and growth in 2023 alongside the firm's 60th anniversary. The third-generation family business is a bathroom retailer and in addition

Michael Reid, managing partner, Meston Reid & Co, offers advice for individuals looking to liquidate their company. One reads plenty media comment about an increase in both corporate and personal financial failure due to various factors and certainly, although there is some government assistance

The October 2022 Football Distress Survey, which has been conducted for over a decade by business recovery specialist Begbies Traynor, indicates that there has been a 50% rise in Scottish clubs showing signs of distress compared with March 2022. A total of nine clubs in Scotland (12.5%) are showing

Today the Bank of England unveiled the design of the King Charles III banknotes. The portrait of The King will appear on existing designs of all four polymer banknotes (£5, £10, £20 and £50), with no other changes to the existing designs.

With reports of all organisations facing an increasingly sophisticated range of cybersecurity threats, Wylie & Bisset, Accountants and Business Advisers, has advised SMEs that well-trained staff are the first line of defence against cyber-attacks. Kevin McDermott, senior IT auditor at Wylie &