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Nick Penny Edinburgh needs to re-align itself to focus more on opportunities outside its immediate boundaries in order to continue to meet the ever-growing demand for homes, offices and hotels and fully establish itself as a global city, according to new research from Savills.

One of the world’s only known bottles of Macallan 1878 still in circulation, and previously valued at £7,770 per-dram, with a bar value of £230,000, has been officially exposed as a fake, following an investigation by Edinburgh-based organisation Rare Whisky 101.

Speculative office development in Scotland has ground to a halt again bar selected schemes in Edinburgh, where vacancy continues to fall, according to Ryden’s 81st Scottish Property Review.

Dalnair Castle Challenger bank Aldermore has provided Edinburgh-based developer FM Group with a £3.3 million property development facility to convert Dalnair Castle, a 19th century Scottish Baronial mansion, into 10 luxurious apartments.

Mark Carney The Bank of England has today reversed the last cut in interest rates taken in the immediate aftermath of last year’s vote to leave the EU and lifted the historically low base rate from 0.25 per cent back to 0.5 per cent, marking the first increase since July 2007.

Link, the UK's largest ATM network with 70,000 machines, is proposing an overhaul to its operation which could result in a "vast reduction" in the number of free-access cash machines in Britain. Yesterday Link published a range of proposals included in its shake-up of the UK's ATM network, including

Jennifer White Jennifer White, a Glasgow-based solicitor with law firm bto talks us through the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill currently making its way through Parliament.

The volume of retail sales was flat in Scotland (0.0 per cent growth) during the third quarter of the year, according to statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

Mary McQueen & Gordon Bathgate Allan McDougall Solicitors and McQueen Legal have merged practices, creating an expanded business with more than 70 staff, offices across nine locations, and fee income in excess of £4m.

L-R: Adrienne Airlie, Chief Executive, David Cheetham, Director & Ewen Dyer, Managing Director, Martin Aitken & Co. Renfrewshire-based accountancy firm Cheetham & Co and Glasgow-based Martin Aitken & Co yesterday announced that they have merged with immediate effect.

Michael Matheson A new code of practice on police searches for assets related to criminal activity has been published for consultation ahead of legislation taking effect in the spring.

Jamie Grant Compello Staffing Group has secured a £10m sales finance facility from Barclays who will also be providing day-to-day banking and foreign exchange services for the recruitment and outsourcing company.

There is a real lack of understanding around the house buying process and the associated costs amongst those looking to buy their first home, according to the latest research from challenger bank Aldermore. The lender's ’s Q3 2017 First Time Buyer Index, shows the biggest expense when buying a hom