Businesses from across Edinburgh have come together to play in the second annual Big Match, raising £20,000 for disabled youth charity The Yard. Celebrity chef Tom Kitchin and former Hibs star Darren Dods were among those in action at Ainslie Park as the business community rallied round to sup
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Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600 million over the last twelve months, according to DJ Alexander Ltd.
Fife business The Buffalo Farm will return to the ownership of founder Steve Mitchell through a pre-pack sale. Through a pre-pack administration sale, Mr Mitchell has bid for the company's assets, aiming to secure the jobs of 60 employees and safeguard his herd of buffalo.
Legislation to give Edinburgh and other Scottish local authorities the power to introduce a visitor levy took another significant step forward yesterday with MSPs approving its passage to a third and final stage.
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) Scottish Game Fair (SGF) is poised to contribute £5 million to the local Perth economy as it marks its 35th anniversary at Scone Palace this July. Welcoming over 30,000 visitors annually from across Scotland, England, and Wales, the SGF has bec
The latest Royal Bank of Scotland Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) has reported positive signs for the Scottish private sector, indicating a rebound in business activity at the beginning of the year. With a notable increase from 49.4 in December to 51.7, the index highlighted the first expansion in
The British Business Bank has made its first major deal from the £150 million Investment Fund for Scotland, with a £750,000 equity investment, through appointed fund managers Maven Capital Partners into medical technology business Carcinotech. Edinburgh-based Carcinotech has raised &poun
A pastor who admitted pocketing more than $1 million (around £0.78m) from his followers says the Lord told him to.
Legislation enabling councils to increase their affordable housing stock without having to pay a tax on additional properties has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. Under changes to the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS), paid as part of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, the length of t
The London stock market recorded just 23 issuers listing in 2023 which is a 49% decline on the 45 seen in 2022 and represents the quietest year on record since 2010, when EY first started collating this data.
Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd.
Ahead of today's Scottish Budget, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) have called on the Scottish and UK governments to use the tenth anniversary of the Smith Commission next year to review the implementation of Scotland’s devol
Royal Bank of Scotland is joining forces with Social Bite to host a Christmas dinner for people who’ve experienced homelessness.
An application for planning permission in principle has been submitted for the redevelopment of the Herdmanflat Hospital site in Haddington following three years of detailed surveys, initial design work and a three-month community consultation period. The masterplan for the site was amended to take
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has communicated pressing concerns to the Chancellor ahead of the Autumn Budget Statement, stressing the urgency for financial reforms to stimulate the UK economy. In a critical open letter, the ACCA pinpointed three core areas requiring imme
