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More than a million adults in Scotland believe that they, or someone they know, could experience homelessness, according to new research.

Sean McGinness A recent case in the Court of Session in Edinburgh has found in favour of an Aberdeenshire farming business against HMRC.

Buccleuch Property and joint venture partner Wrenbridge has sold Mill Court, a 38,840 sq. ft. business park in Great Shelford, Cambridge, for £9.85m.

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) has surpassed $8bn this year in a clear sign that confidence is gradually returning to the basin, says Oil & Gas UK’s newly launched Market Insight.

Chris Cummings The UK’s listed companies are being urged to start acting on shareholder concerns around issues like excessive pay after a new Public Register published today for the first time revealed that more than a fifth suffered investor revolts this year.

Family-owned seafood supplier Whitelink Seafoods has secured a funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to assist the purchase of a new scallop vessel.

Bill Michael KPMG partners in the UK are to have had their average pay slashed by around 10 per cent after the firm’s annual profits were hammered by a series of write-offs on investments.

(Source: R3/Bureau van Dijk) The number of Scottish companies at higher than average risk of insolvency rose markedly over the course of 2017, according to insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

Police Scotland has confirmed it is making enquiries into allegations of financial irregularities at the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).

Martin Gilbert Standard Life Aberdeen’s investment arm has seen outflows continue, according to the first trading update for the Edinburgh investment giant since it was created as a result of August’s £12 billion merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management.

Bill Kane Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown has announced that its rapidly expanding consulting division has formed an 'Associate Network' to assist in delivering a full service consulting offering to clients.

Bruce Evans Edinburgh property group Lomond Capital has announced its second acquisition in two weeks after the purchase of South Manchester sales and lettings agent, Hallmark Residential.

Calum Bennie Many British families feel pressure to create the perfect Christmas and are taking out loans or spending more on credit cards in order to buy gifts, according to new research from Scottish Friendly.

David Milroy Glasgow-based private equity house Maven Capital Partners has led a £1.8 million investment into Curo Compensation Limited in a move that it says will support the continued growth of the business.

Ian Blackford SNP MP Ian Blackford MP has written to Prime Minister Theresa May urging her to step in to prevent Royal Bank of Scotland from closing 62 branches across the UK as the controversy over the plans rumbles on.