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Global financial services firm PwC has reported a second consecutive year of double digit UK revenue growth.

Peter Boyd A dedicated event has been arranged as an Edinburgh headquartered law firm looks to meet the surge in demand for Equity Release.

Fergus Ewing The 3,000th croft has been added to the Crofting Register as teams at Registers of Scotland continue their work to have all 18,000 of the country’s crofts placed online.

Douglas Sharpe Scottish Building Society, the world's oldest building society and Scotland's only independent building society, has announced that it is to relocate its operations in Aberdeen from Victoria Street to a more modern office environment that is closer to the city centre.

Roseanna Cunningham The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on proposals for a register showing who controls Scotland’s land.

Businesses in Scotland expressed improved confidence last month, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

The Scottish Government’s Help to Buy scheme has reached another milestone with the latest phase enabling more than 30 households a week to purchase a new build home.

The Lifetime Isa, which is due to be launched in April 2017, could have a sting in the tail for savers, it has emerged.

Scotland’s private sector contracted for the second consecutive month, according to August PMI data from Bank of Scotland published today.

Boris Bronfentrinker Credit card company MasterCard is being sued for £14 billion over claims it overcharged 46 million customers in what is the largest legal claim in British history. The case marks the first major case under a new system for class action lawsuits by multiple claimants. The credit

Scottish law firm Morton Fraser has been appointed to three legal panels of self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers as UK-wide demand for specialist advice on commercial property held in personal pensions continues to grow.

Whisky investor rankings The value of collectable bottles of Scotch whisky traded within a half year period has surpassed £5 million for the first time since records began in 2008, according to figures published today by whisky analyst, broker and investment experts Rare Whisky 101.

A Holyrood committee examining legislation to reform Council Tax in Scotland is seeking the views of people across Scotland on the proposed changes.

Roseanna Cunningham Cabinet secretary for land reform Roseanna Cunningham has announced that more than 500,000 acres in Scotland are now in community ownership.

Jamie Stark Scotland will remain a key target for international investment, according to Scottish commercial law firm Burness Paull after the Macduff Shellfish deal on which it advised scooped the Sale of the Year and Deal of the Year at the Insider Deals and Dealmakers Awards dinner this week.