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Edinburgh Council’s development arm has posted its highest profits since the local authority bailed it out to the tune of £62 million six years ago. Improving property and housing markets have seen arm’s length subsidiary, EDI Group, post a £2.5m pre-tax profit for 2014.

Edel Harris Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce has appointed a new president.

Continuing political uncertainty in Scotland has left the nation’s businesses as the least confident area in the UK, according to a new report. The latest ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor has revealed that the political convulsions of the Independence Referendum and General Elec

Catriona Munro is a partner in the EU competition and regulatory team at Maclay Murray & Spens LLP Heralded by Which? as the “biggest change to consumer legislation in a generation,” the Consumer Rights Act 2015 could release a torrent of new damages claims against companies when it comes in

Martin Gill Manufacturing in Scotland needs to be encouraged as the sector experiences a downturn in activity according to the accountants BDO.

John Brett Aberdeen Asset Management has signed up pensions, benefits and risk consultancy, Hymans Robertson, to provide its ‘GO’ online technology to customers.

The SNP has called for an amendment to the Scotland Bill that will allow the Scottish Parliament to introduce full fiscal autonomy. The submission was made by Angus Robertson, the leader of the SNP’s 56-strong contingent of Westminster MPs, who said the move had been taken because the proposals fo

Sex toys may not be top of most 85-year-olds' birthday wish lists, but they are for sexual health charity the Family Planning Association (FPA). It has decided to celebrate its 85th birthday this year with the launch of the UK's first charity sex shop.

The average house price in Scotland has increased by 35 per cent over the last decade, a new report has revealed. A 10-year overview of the Scottish property market from the Registers of Scotland (RoS) showed the average house price was £123,977 in 2005-06 and £167,396 in 2014-15.

Stuart Layzell Investment and planning group Tilney Bestinvest has appointed as new CFO a week after announcing its tie-up with the Law Society of Scotland.

Falkirk Council’s Local Government Pension Scheme Fund has awarded fund manager Hearthstone Investments£30 million to invest in social and affordable housing in Scotland. Over 300 affordable homes are expected to be delivered with the Scottish Government providing an initial investment of over £

Dougie Adams Scottish economic growth will trail overall UK growth this year partly as a result of the depressed oil price, according to economic forecaster the EY Item Club.

Consumers across the UK collectively spent more than £19,000 every second using their plastic last year as some 31.6million card payments were made every day, more than double the 15.7million a day in 2004. According to the UK Cards Association, a record £600.3 billion was spent domestically and o

Department store chain John Lewis has ditched accountants PwC. The retail partnership, which owns Waitrose food stores in addition to its John Lewis outlets, has selected KPMG for the role, in line with a newly adopted policy of putting its audit out to tender every five years.

Nearly four out of 10 UK homes were sold during the first three months of 2015 were bough with cash, according to the UK’s second biggest mortgage lender. The figure for homes bought without a mortgage represents a record high, the Nationwide building society said.