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Shelborn Investments Limited has bought the 124 St Vincent Street office building located in the heart of Glasgow’s Central Business District.  The landmark building is situated in a prime location on St Vincent Street between the junctions of Hope Street and Renfield Street. 

The Supreme Court will rule next week on an appeal from the Court of Session centred on whether a farm business is entitled to deduct the VAT it paid on the acquisitions of single farm payment entitlement (SFPE). The respondent is a taxpaying company which carried on a farming bu

Bailiffs in England and Wales are to be required to wear body cameras to ensure that debts are collected fairly and safely without intimidation of vulnerable consumers.

Two of Scotland’s biggest advice charities have agreed to work closer together to provide the best ever network of debt advice across the country.

Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Charitable Foundation has given out its latest award - £10,600 to a charity supporting adopted children who have been excluded from the education system. Funding for London-based Body & Soul will support projects to help improve adopted children’s

Hidden money troubles are the biggest barrier to building a long term relationship for a fifth of young people, according to new YouGov research commissioned by Lloyds Bank.

High street bookmaker Scotbet Limited has been sold by the receivers to Scotb123 Limited as part of a pre-pack deal, safeguarding 127 jobs. The business operated a portfolio of 41 licensed betting shops throughout Scotland.

EY has appointed an equity partner to lead its growing Innovation Incentives team in Scotland. Jonathan Boddy is EY’s first partner dedicated to this area in Scotland and reflects the work he has been leading to assist businesses from the Borders to the Highlands access R&D

Construction and interior fit-out specialist Dimension Shopfitting has become part of the City Gate Construction group after it was placed into administration last week.

Cash withdrawals from ATMS has fallen in Scotland by more than 5 per cent as the seemingly relentless demise of physical cash continues.

The number of businesses in Scotland has increased by 46 per cent since 1999 when the Scottish Parliament was re-established. However the number of businesses across the UK over the same period increased by 63 per cent.

Young women are shifting towards financial independence as they abandon “traditional” attitudes towards sharing assets, research suggests. A survey of nearly 4,000 British women found those aged 16-34 were more likely (31 per cent) to opt against sharing financial assets with their signi

Morton Fraser has recorded like-for-like revenue growth of £22 million while profit has declined by 12 per cent to less than £12m. In the last twelve months, the firm divested its residential property offering while investing in specialists across a number of its teams.

UK dividends rose 14.5 per cent to an all-time high of £37.8bn in the second quarter, beating the previous record set two years ago by £4.4bn, according to the latest UK Dividend Monitor from Link Group. The quality of growth was, however, relatively poor: for the second quarter in a row

Community land buying powers have not been used since they were brought in a year ago, prompting claims the law is not “fit for purpose”.