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Community land ownership in Scotland relies on a wide range of financing models, according to a new report published by the Scottish Land Commission. The report, entitled The Range, Nature And Applicability Of Funding Models To Support Community Land Ownership, identifies 13 different approaches tha

The head of Edinburgh Airport has warned that passenger growth is likely to slow if Scotland continues to implement "the highest aviation tax in the world". Earlier this month, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that she would drop her commitment to slashing Air Departure Tax (ADT), the propos

Chris Campbell, tax senior manager at Johnston Carmichael, considers the benefits of going electric. Climate change has featured heavily in the news headlines recently, with various political parties renewing their commitment to reducing carbon emissions. This comes amidst the backdrop of protests i

The University of Strathclyde helped to promote exporting opportunities for company in the energy sector at a drop-in hub in the new Glasgow City Innovation District.

Andrew Smith, corporate recovery analyst at Glasgow-based Metis Partners, considers the future of retail brands which collapse into insolvency  

Private rocket company SpaceX has raised over $1 billion since the beginning of the year with the help of a $71.4 million capital injection from Scottish investment manager Baillie Gifford.

More than half a million mortgages of more than 25 years were taken out by UK homeowners last year, including nearly 10,600 "marathon mortages" of over 40 years.

A city which introduced the world's first tax on digital streaming services, dubbed the "Netflix tax", has finally started to collect significant amounts of money from the measure.

Clydesdale Bank owner CYBG has announced a key appointment to strengthen its business banking leadership team.  Sue Douthwaite, a leading business banker in the UK, will join the Glasgow-based lender in September as its small and medium business director.

The Highland Council has secured a £3.5m interest-free loan from Salix Finance to invest in energy efficiency measures across the Council estate.

Figures out today from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) show that the number of motor theft claims paid by insurers in the first quarter of this year were at their highest for any quarter since 2012, with a payment made to a car crime victim every 8 minutes. The cost of these claims rose by

Fife-based payments specialist Renovite Technologies has announced a new strategic partnership with technology firm Altron Bytes Managed Solutions which it says will revolutionise the ATM channel.

Mortgage approvals for house purchases rose markedly in April to be at the highest level since February 2017, new data from UK Finance has shown. Loans for house purchases rose to 42,989 in April from 40,564 in March; this marked a clear upside breakout of the 38,000-40,000 range that had previously

A host of high street banks have entered into a new voluntary industry code that comes into force today that will make sure that customers tricked into making payments are not penalised for fraudsters’ criminal actions. According to consumer watchdog Which?, banks which have committed to

Remaining invested in the FTSE 100 for 10 years generates a positive return 98 per cent of the time for UK investors, new analysis from Willis Owen has revealed.  The investment platform looked at the total return of the FTSE 100 over a decade on a rolling monthly basis since January