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Businesses emerging from the Covid-induced cocoon of furlough payments used to retain their workforce since the pandemic struck are now facing the cold wind of scrutiny as HMRC gears up to claw back any cash that may have been handed over in error, writes Christine Rolland, forensic accounting

Annual house price growth eased back to 10.0%, from 11.0% in August, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

A Scottish DJ-turned-entrepreneur that made his dream of opening a pizza shop a reality has won a national business award. Stephen Kirkwood has been involved in the music industry for the past six years, producing music and performing DJ sets across the world. He also ran a social enterprise for dis

Glenmorangie has transformed its boutique Highland hotel into a sensory playground, where guests can immerse themselves in its delicious and wonderful world.

Business confidence in Scotland rose five points during September to 39%, the second consecutive month of growth, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. Scottish firms reported higher confidence in their own business prospects month-on-month, up 14 point

New research by Barclays Corporate Banking has revealed that the hospitality and leisure industry is thriving again and could contribute £250 million more to Scotland’s economy this year than in 2019.

More than 2,000 jobs will be created with Social Security Scotland over the next 12 months, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Recruitment will start in October for staff to support the delivery of benefits due to be introduced next year, including the Adult Disability Payment – the

A lawyer caught driving while nearly four times the drink-drive limit claimed that homemade kombucha tea was to blame. Louise Taylor, 41, told a court in Llandudno, Wales that she was not a drinker and had been given the tea by a friend for her gut health.

More than 800 SMEs are now plaintiffs in a legal case against the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks after hundreds more joined the lawsuit. The claim form, filed in the Chancery Division of the High Court, contained a further 436 claims on behalf of a further 266 SMEs.

The Aberdeen office of regional accountancy firm Azets has taken a further 2000 sq ft of space at its Albyn Place offices with capacity for a further 20 staff as the firm responds to rising demand from businesses across the North-East of Scotland. Azets has also strengthened its new corporate tax te

Alan Steel, an investment adviser renowned for his straight-talking about the financial industry, has died at age 74. Mr Steel was the first person in the industry to expose the Equitable Life scandal and was also highly critical of any products he considered poor value for money, including endowmen

Scottish hotel occupancy rates jumped six per cent in August as the thriving staycation market increased levels for the fourth consecutive month, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. The data, compiled and produced by STR and analysed by RSM, shows the average occupancy rate in Scotland has risen fr

Dundee-based cable manufacturing firm ICS2 Cables has handed control and ownership of the business to its employees. Developing subsea, 5G Telecoms, Access Control, automotive and industrial sectors, ICS2 Cables achieved its second-best year despite managing supply shortages affected by the pandemic

The boost to financial wellbeing triggered by the relaxing of pandemic measures dipped during the third quarter despite the first rise in household income from employment since Q1 2020, according to the latest Scottish Widows Household Finance Index.

The providers of Scotland’s local government retirement schemes have come together as part of a new initiative to develop a ‘transition roadmap’ for net-zero pensions. A new public policy positioning paper published today by the Edinburgh-based Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GE