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Shawn Wood New LBTT relief for first-time buyers is the latest in a series of moves by the Scottish Government to help people get on the property ladder, but they will still struggle to compete for properties in city centres in the current climate, writes Shawn Wood, a solicitor at Watermans Legal

Julian Hartley Edinburgh-based challenger bank Tesco Bank is aiming to help more customers buy their home with the launch of a new range of mortgage products.

Miles Celic Jobs growth in Scotland's financial and related professional services (7 per cent) has outpaced that of London (5 per cent) over the last 12 months, a new report has revealed.

Jamie Grant Barclays has announced that it is introducing a new cashback scheme for flexible asset finance, to encourage businesses to invest in vehicles, equipment, plant and machinery.

Revenue Scotland has updated its guidance, systems and processes to allow First-Time Buyer Relief to be claimed from 30 June 2018. The updates follow the changes to the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 introduced by The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (First-Time Buyer Reli

(from left) GHA chair Bernadette Hewitt, EIB vice president Jonathan Taylor, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Wheatley Group Board member Jo Armstrong Wheatley Group has unveiled £185 million of new funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help build and improve thousands of affordable

The number of residential homes coming to market across east central Scotland between April and June 2018 increased by 3.2 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to the latest house price report by estate agents ESPC.

A 36 year old Glasgow man who conned his father in law out of more than £55,000 has been jailed for two years.

Scotland's public finances have been boosted after a data-sharing exercise identified nearly £19 million of fraud and error across the public sector.

Marc Wilkinson, Lynne Lamont, and Donald Brown Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has moved to strengthen its presence in Edinburgh with a clutch of senior appointments.

The number of travel insurance claims made in 2017 increased by 30,000 year-on-year to 510,000, costing £385 million and amounting to one claim every minute throughout the year, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said today.

The Silver Fin Building, Aberdeen Barclays has taken space in The Silver Fin Building on Aberdeen's Union Street in order to relocate from its former premises at the Granite City's Union Plaza.

Suresafe Protection, one of Scotland’s leading suppliers of branded workwear, personal protective equipment (PPE), and janitorial supplies, has expanded its premises in Cumbernauld, Glasgow in response to increasing customer demand.

Craiglockhart campus Prospective students will have the chance to combine digital skills with the finance world after Edinburgh Napier launched a new dedicated Masters degree in Fintech.

As the Home Report prepares to turn ten years old this year, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has argued that there is no doubt that it has found its place in the complex world of property transactions.