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Graham Nicoll Barclays Wealth Management has appointed Graham Nicoll to lead the newly merged ‘Midlands, North & West’ market covering all teams outside of London and the South East of England.

Andrew Young Andrew Young of Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait's VAT team highlights proposed changes to VAT Groups, what they are and what entities are impacted

The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed an appeal by HMRC in a case in which it refused a company’s claim for repayment of VAT output tax, overturning a judgment of the Inner House of the Court of Session.

Stirling franchise business, Coffeepots, has opened its first Costa Coffee in Prestwick using a seven-figure finance facility from HSBC.

Jamie Younger The decision in latest case, Executors of Joyce Graham (deceased) v HMRC, will bring relief to farms and estates that let holiday accommodation with the expectation that Business Property Relief (BPR) against Inheritance Tax will be forthcoming, accountants Saffery Champness has advise

Chris Stewart Group (CSG) has confirmed that the award-winning Greenside office building in the burgeoning east end of Edinburgh’s city centre, has been acquired by Leading Cities Invest (LCI), a real estate investment fund managed by Frankfurt-based KanAm Grund Group.

Gordon MacLure Johnston Carmichael has been appointed provisional administrators of Anderson Construction (Aberdeen) with the firm stating that ongoing trading was “unsustainable”.

Amy Entwhistle Following the transfer of the Island of Ulva to the North West Mull Community Woodland Company, Amy Entwistle, a partner in the commercial real estate team at law firm Morton Fraser, looks at the right to force the sale of abandoned, neglected or detrimental land

2 Semple Street After a slow start to the year. Edinburgh’s office market has enjoyed a strong second quarter, with latest figures showing take-up of 351,916 sq ft - a 150 per cent increase in take-up from Q1 2018, with half yearly take-up amounting to just under half a million sq ft (491,885 sq f

Nick Scott Scottish law firm Brodies has reported that in its financial year to 30 April 2018 revenues grew to £68.59 million, from £66.68 million in 2016/17.

Stephen Baker Stephen Baker of Chiene + Tait's personal tax team outlines how the lack of publicity for the Non-Resident Capital Gains Tax return has seen a huge rise in individuals falling foul of the filing requirement

Scott Jeffrey Scott Jeffrey, Audit Partner in Johnston Carmichael’s Inverness team has been appointed to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) Charities Panel.

A 53 year old Glasgow man was today jailed for embezzling £150,000 from his sick wife.

Households in Dundee have the lowest value of outstanding personal loans of any area in the UK, according to analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business.

Euan Munro Aviva Investors has completed a raid on Standard Life Aberdeen’s senior team prior to the opening of its new Edinburgh office later this month.