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A paralegal who embezzled more than £40,000 from the estate of her ex-husband’s great aunt has been sentenced to 13 months in jail. Alison Jackson, 44, who was employed by Thorntons, was caught when the firm audited the accounts of her clients, finding one deceased client’s account had been us

The value of the UK consumer games market reached a record £4.33 billion in 2016, showing a growth of 1.2 per cent from 2015.

Housing prices in Scotland increased only marginally in January, up £137 (0.1 per cent), to make the average home in the country worth £171,407, according to Your Move.

The director of a Motherwell fire safety and security firm director and his ex-wife have been jailed for a total of six years and nine months for stealing £815,000 tax, National Insurance and VAT after they were investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

A Dundee branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland held fraud awareness training for customers yesterday as a part of UK-wide education initiative involving all major banks, building societies and other financial service firms.

John Hawksworth Real consumer spending growth will moderate from around 3 per cent in 2016 to around 2 per cent in 2017 and 1.7 per cent in 2018, according to PwC’s latest analysis, which says the impact of Brexit on consumers will also vary by category of spending.

Andy Murray Scottish tennis world number 1 Andy Murray has invested in three more UK businesses as part of his strategic partnership with crowdfunding platform Seedrs.

Glasgow City Council has approved the sale of land in the city’s Park Quadrant, paving the way for the development of almost 100 homes at the site.

Members of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) painted the town red this week as part of a special behind-the-scenes tour of Glasgow’s SSE Hydro, one of the world’s busiest live music venues.

George Frier Scottish law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has acted for AIM listed Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group in arranging a five-year revolving credit facility with HSBC Bank.

Gary Tracey Paisley-based building firm City Gate Construction (CGC) has announced the appointment of Gary Tracey as finance director.

Fairways Travelodge On the back of a tourism boom in Inverness, commercial real estate agent Knight Frank has been appointed to sell the city’s Fairways Travelodge for a price in excess of £4.15 million.

Ron Robson A small business lender has launched a loan available in under 12 minutes in a bid to offer British businesses the fastest finance in the world.

John Cullinane The Government’s u-turn over the National Insurance increase for the self-employed shows what can happen when Chancellors pull ‘rabbits’ out of the hat on Budget day without consulting or preparing the ground in advance, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned.

Margaret Meehan Scottish law firm Burness Paull has promoted Margaret Meehan to partner in its pensions team.