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Edinburgh office take-up rose more than 25% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2025, but the lasting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic could curb activity for the remainder of the year, according to Knight Frank.

Gordon McIntyre and George Lafferty, insolvency practitioners with McLaren Insolvency, have been appointed joint provisional liquidators of Andrew P Orr (Decorators) Limited. Founded 40 years ago and based in Coatbridge, Andrew P Orr (Decorators) Limited, which traded as Orr Decorators, had a turnov

Johnston Carmichael has relocated its Dundee operations to a larger office to accommodate growth and facilitate plans to double its local workforce. The firm has moved into a new 5,500 sq ft regional hub at the DundeeOne business centre. This is the second time the firm has moved as headcount h

Accountancy firm Armstrong Watson has significantly expanded its Glasgow operations through a merger with local firm Martin Aitken. The move, effective 7 April, integrates Martin Aitken's entire 110-strong team, including its directors who join as partners, into Armstrong Watson. This increases Arms

A Belgian royal with an allowance of nearly €400,000 per year has failed in a legal bid to be recognised as a self-employed worker entitled to social security. Prince Laurent, brother of the Belgian king, asked the Brussels Labour Court to recognise him as self-employed and his princely endowme

The employer National Insurance increase, which came into effect yesterday, will have a significant impact on public services and cause economic damage for business, Finance Secretary Shona Robison has said. The estimated cost to organisations delivering public services in Scotland is over £70

US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs could cost the UK economy nearly £22 billion over the next two years, according to analysis by KPMG. The economists predict a potential US trade war would reduce UK economic output by 0.8% by 2027, leaving the country £21.6bn worse off and add

Quantify Advisors, a corporate finance firm advising businesses and entrepreneurs across Scotland and the UK, has appointed Callum Laidlaw as its new associate based out of the firm’s headquarters in Aberdeen. Mr Laidlaw is a Chartered Accountant and experienced audit professional, spending th

Commercial landscape and groundworks specialist M Squared has today completed a seven-figure investment into Glasgow-based repairs and maintenance specialist EBS Construction Limited (EBS). 

The 2025/26 tax year has started this weekend (6 April), and the Chartered Institute of Taxation has republished tax tables showing how income tax for Scottish taxpayers is different compared to other parts of the UK. Increases to the basic and intermediate tax thresholds mean that Scottish taxpayer

The cost-effectiveness of public inquiries in Scotland is to be the subject of a new parliamentary investigation. It will be the first time a Holyrood committee has examined the matter in depth.

Montrose-based Crawford Architecture has officially transitioned to an employee ownership trust (EOT). The move puts the family-run firm’s future in the hands of its dedicated team, giving everyone an opportunity to be a huge part of the continued growth and success.

Global professional services firm Aon plc has strengthened its Scottish operations with the appointment of Bruce Lees as executive director. Mr Lees returns to Aon's Edinburgh office, where he previously spent 15 years, bringing a total of 34 years' industry experience. He will be a key member of th

Accountancy firm BK Plus has significantly expanded its Scottish operations by acquiring four established practices – Walton Kilgour (Perth and Pitlochry), Ian MacFarlane Ltd (Falkirk), JC Wallace (Glasgow), and Bird Simpson (Dundee). This move marks a major step in the firm’s strategy,

Scotland’s known public sector procurement spend in 2022-23 delivered an estimated 120,000 full-time equivalent jobs and £7.5 billion to Scottish GDP, according to new figures. The sixth annual report on procurement activity in Scotland shows that known procurement spend generated an est