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The UK’s prime regional and country house market held up better than expected in the first quarter of 2019 given heightened political uncertainty and fragile consumer sentiment, according to international real estate adviser Savills. The overall market has been supported by the relative s

Plans have been unveiled by Wallace Land Investments for a new village with 3,600 homes on a swathe of land surrounding Heriot-Watt University in the west of Edinburgh. Developers said the ‘Riccarton Village’ would be an “exemplar for sustainable development” h

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has launched a new suite of features to its mobile banking apps to help customers stay connected to their finances. Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers will be able to receive mobile notifications which can be customised to track their spen

New academic research has shown how the psychological burden of debt traps poor people in poverty by impairing their ability to make good decisions, pointing to benefits of extending aid at an earlier stage.

Borders-based chartered accountancy and tax advisory firm Douglas Home & Company has opened an office in central Edinburgh. The firm, which was founded in 1983 by former Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-home’s nephew, Andrew Douglas-home, specialises in director-led expert advice and financ

Edinburgh-based investment specialist SRA Ventures has launched plans to create a unique take on a modern, environmentally-friendly, mixed-use business village in Linlithgow – the first of its kind in Scotland. With a proposed new development at the Mill Road Industrial Estate, SRA i

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has advised Pinacl, a provider of ICT infrastructures encompassing the IoT, smart buildings and cities and major fibre optic networks, on its acquisition of Glasgow-based Boston Networks supported by private equity fund Aliter Capital LLP. The deal brings

Fast-growing Glasgow-based motor finance business CarMoney is celebrating a first year of operations that has left it planning to more than double its sales force as it makes strong inroads into the wider UK market. The used car finance broker, which was launched in 2016, is split into a retail

New research published today by mutual insurer Royal London has found that large numbers of people working past state pension age could be paying unnecessary tax on their state pension.

The advent of 5G technology could supercharge Scotland’s economy by up to £1.12bn per year by 2025 – but the opportunity could be missed because industry leaders still do not know enough about the benefits of investing in the technology, according to new research from Barclays

The Edinburgh office market has experienced a surprisingly positive start to the year, with 202,500 sq ft of take-up for Q1 2019, according latest research from commercial property consultancy CBRE. This is 49 per cent higher than the 135,842 sq ft transacted for the same period in 2018, largel

Business leaders from across Ireland are to join their peers in Scotland at a series of events designed to build meaningful business alliances that will make it easier for companies to build their capacity to trade between Scotland and Ireland. The inward trade mission is supported by AIB GB, Amoss,

The first three months of the year saw the average selling price of properties in east central Scotland saw a 3.4 per cent year-on-year increase, rising to £238,315.

The City of London Planning and Transportation Committee has passed a resolution to grant planning permission for The Tulip. Foster + Partners’ new public cultural attraction called The Tulip will be sited next to 30 St Mary Axe, also known as The Gherkin.

Wealth managers Brewin Dolphin has acquired Mathieson Consulting Ltd, a specialist pension and actuarial consulting firm in a move to augment its professional services offering.