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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Lloyds Banking Group chief executive, and Britain’s best-paid bank boss, Antonio Horta-Osorio has been called before MPS to defend the bank’s executive pension policies. The Bank of Scotland owner last week avoided a shareholder revolt over pension pay despite MPs accusing bosses of &ldq

Investment firm boss Andy Brown has awarded himself a bumper £46m pay package after overseeing a jump in pre-tax profits to £88m — up from £80.1m the year before - despite his fund shrinking in size over the last year.

REIT NewRiver has announced that it has agreed terms to form a new 50:50 joint venture with Bravo Strategies and has kicked-off the partnership with the acquisition of a portfolio of four retail parks, including three north of the border in a £60.5 million deal from Zurich Assurance. The portf

Scotland’s top directors were celebrated last night at the Institute of Directors Scotland director of the Year Awards, held at the Hilton DoubleTree in Glasgow. The IoD presented 20 business leaders with awards in a ceremony that acknowledged the best in business across 11

Fifty year-old firm Cruise Loch Ness has been named the UK Small Business of 2019 at last night's Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) annual awards. The family firm - which provides scenic cruises and Nessie spotting trips from its base in Fort Augustus - sailed past over 2,00

Although many organisations breathed a sigh of relief when they got their house in order for the arrival of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018, the reality is that compliance continues to be an ongoing task, writes Gillian MacLellan, partner at law firm CMS. Thankfully the

The Scottish Government has failed to prevent SMEs in the construction supply chain from suffering from poor payment performance, according to a new industry survey.