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A bespoke property factoring service operating across Scotland has announced a major new recruit. Nic Mayall, formerly managing director of James Gibb and a past president of the Property Managers Association Scotland (PMAS), played a key role in transforming James Gibb into one of Scotland’s

Edinburgh-based consultancy Optima Partners – which helps businesses solve challenges by integrating AI, machine learning, and GenAI – has announced a record year of expansion, achieving 40% turnover growth in FY24. This hypergrowth, as defined by the World Economic Forum, puts the firm

Legal and business services provider DWF has made 15 promotions across its Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. Key promotions include Caroline Coyle and Danny McClymont, both elevated to director in Glasgow. Within the firm's insurance practice, Maggie Keir (Edinburgh), Harriet Tooley and Rachel Heathcot

House prices in Scotland began 2025 in growth mode, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, and they are expected to continue rising into the three months ahead.

Over 5,000 artists have called for Christie's auction house to cancel its first-ever AI art auction, labelling it "mass theft" of human artists' work.

Business confidence amongst UK CEOs is growing, despite ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges, according to the latest EY-Parthenon CEO Outlook survey. 

Deloitte's UK office has distanced itself from its US counterpart by reaffirming its dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) targets. Richard Houston, head of Deloitte UK, assured staff that the firm remains "committed to our diversity goals" and will continue annual reporting on inclus

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is facing criticism from a cross-party group of MPs for its handling of tax evasion, who have warned that the true cost of tax dodging is likely far greater than HMRC's estimated £5.5 billion for 2022-23. The Commons Public Accounts Committee's (PAC) report highli

Santander UK has challenged the fixed-rate mortgage market by slashing rates to below 4%. Starting Thursday, the bank will offer 3.99% fixed rates on both its two-year and five-year products, the lowest such rates since November.

Edinburgh-headquartered BR-DGE has launched a new whitepaper – How to Keep Your Customers in a Multi-Acquirer World – offering practical insights and advice to merchants and payments providers, centred around the evolved merchant payment acceptance landscape. The way that businesses hand

Scotcoin has debuted on the MEXC exchange today at 10.00 am GMT, representing one of the biggest UK-based project listings of recent years and a big step forward for the ethically focussed crypto project. The listing, which will see the tokens valued at a combined $250 million (c. £200m), will

Consumer Scotland has released final guidance for public bodies in Scotland regarding the new consumer duty. This duty, introduced under the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 and passed by the Scottish Parliament, will come into full effect in April.

Edinburgh's Smart Data Foundry has renewed its long-standing collaboration between its synthetic data engine, Aizle, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The new collaborative agreement, which will run until September 2025, will expand the FCA’s data capabilities, with access to more syn

The social housing sector is facing significant financial and operational challenges caused by void properties, according to Housemark’s latest Voids Club research.

With assistance from Avison Young, renewable recruitment firm Taylor Hopkinson has secured new 10,812 sq ft office premises in Glasgow city centre. Avison Young carried out a comprehensive search of the office market on Taylor Hopkinson’s behalf and negotiated terms to secure the space.