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Gordon Hobkirk Aberdeen corporate lawyer, Gordon Hobkirk, has returned to Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS), in a move that coincides with the appointment of Andrew Orr as partner in its growing capital projects practice. Mr Orr is ranked as a “leading individual” by the Legal 500. The hires f

The average selling price of a house in east central Scotland increased by two per cent in 2016, compared with 5.6 per cent in 2015, according to property marketing company ESPC, which has released its annual review of 2016. While there were concerns that Brexit would have a negative impact on hous

The number of properties sold in the Highlands and Islands in 2016 has increased by the highest number in almost a decade, according to figures just released by the Highland Solicitors Property Centre (HSPC).

Haddington head-quartered Kangaroo Self Storage is set to expand its Glasgow self-storage unit to meet meet demand with funding from HSBC.

Stuart Lunn Edinburgh-based LendingCrowd has announced plans to launch its own ISA following a record year for the alternative finance firm.

Independent Scottish accountancy firm Campbell Dallas has added Jumpstart, the R&D tax credit specialist, to the firm’s portfolio of third party ‘Best of Breed’ suppliers of specialist business services.

Caroline Lucas The Scottish government has called on Westminster leaders to “pause” the privatisation of the Green Investment Bank to allow Parliamentary scrutiny of the sale.

Betsy Williamson Core-Asset Consulting, a financial sector recruitment specialist, has announced it has chosen the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) as its charity partner. SAMH, Scotland’s largest mental health charity, aims to reduce stigma attached to mental ill health and provide i

Edinburgh Airport has broken a new annual record for passengers at any Scottish airport with confirmation of 12,366,498 flying through the airport in 2016.

Eileen Blackburn Over half (56 per cent) of Scottish adults say they are neither more pessimistic nor more optimistic about their personal finances following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to new research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

Kaley Crossthwaite The total value of reported fraud in 2016 hit a five-year high, increasing 31.5 per cent to £2 billion, according to new analysis by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP. Despite the hike, the latest BDO FraudTrack analysis, which examines reported fraud cases over £50

Edinburgh-based investment house Baillie Gifford has announced the appointment of Karen See as co-manager of its Japanese Income Growth fund and Felicia Hjertman as co-manager of its Japanese Smaller Companies fund.

Ian Donaldson Our current series of Just A Minute profiles continues with Ian Donaldson, client engagement manager at Edinburgh-based R&D tax credit specialists Jumpstart

Jeremy Lawson Standard Life Investments chief economist Jeremy Lawson examines the trajectory of global growth and the possible economic implications of a Trump presidency.

Start-up numbers have fallen in Scotland in the last five years, however not as significantly as the UK as a whole, according to Bank of Scotland analysis. The findings reveal that 3 per cent fewer new businesses were started up in Scotland in November 2016 compared to November 2011, while the UK f