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Jamie Robertson Jamie Robertson, residential property solicitor at Scottish law firm Thorntons, assesses the novel method of sale.

Financial advisers, accountants, lawyers and consultants who run tax avoidance schemes for their clients could be hit with huge penalties in the form of the underpaid tax, according to new government proposals.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s civil recovery unit will recover £2.2 million, under an agreed civil settlement with a Glasgow-based company which accepted that it had obtained business through unlawful conduct. The recovered funds will be used for community projects across Scotl

At least €150 billion of assets has been moved from The City of London to France ahead of the UK's exit from the European Union, according to the governor of the Banque de France. François Viceroy de Galhau told the Europlace International Financial Forum that since September, 21 investm

The number of properties listed on Airbnb in Edinburgh has nearly tripled, according to new research.

Individual investors have lost tens of thousands of pounds already this year as a result of scams involving phantom stocks and shares, precious jewels and fine wines. The figures come as a result of the Citizen’s Advice Bureau’s analysis of 5,000 scams reported to it from across the UK between J

A UK poll of businesses has revealed that 94% are not prepared for Making Tax Digital (MTD) which is being introduced from 6 April. Firms were responding to the survey carried out by Azets. It followed a webinar attended by 577 business representatives, with 340 responding to follow-up question

The University of Dundee has announced an alternative strategy aimed at achieving financial recovery while significantly mitigating the need for large-scale compulsory job losses.

Wylie & Bisset has unveiled an array of promotions across various sectors of its organisation including audit, business advisory services, insolvency, payroll, and tax departments.  Sandy Hogg and Rory McCall have received promotions to associate director within the external audit team, ack

Edinburgh-based provider of marketing technology to the global drinks and hospitality sector MRM Global has received a further £2 million investment from BGF. The company’s technology platform enables global drinks manufacturers and wholesalers to increase the level of marketing support

72% of people living in Scotland are likely to do all or most of their Christmas shopping on Black Friday with 56% saying they will spend between £100 and £400 on the day, according to new data from Barclays. The figures also reveal that 36% of people living in Scotland will be relying o

A total of 87% of UK SMEs are unaware of their business’s total carbon emissions, despite good intentions, with almost half (45%) of UK SMEs recognising it is important to lower their emissions in the near future, according to new research published by NatWest. These stark statistics follow Na

UK Finance has announced that the national roll-out of the new £100 spending limit for contactless card payments will begin today. Consumers will start to see retailers accepting contactless card payments up to £100, which will give them more flexibility when shopping in store. This will

A new digital academy launched by Bank of Scotland aims to help people, businesses and charities across Scotland boost their essential skills. The free academy includes live training sessions as well as videos, interactive webpages and guides that can be accessed on demand at any time.

An estimated two million of the UK’S lowest-paid workers will receive pay rise from today as statutory minimum wages increase. The National Living Wage rises by 2.2% to £8.91, the equivalent of more than £345 a year for a full-time employee, and will be given to 23 and 24-year-olds