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Legislation enabling councils to increase their affordable housing stock without having to pay a tax on additional properties has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. Under changes to the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS), paid as part of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, the length of t

UK accounting firms MHA and MHA Moore and Smalley are to formally merge from April, creating a nationwide audit, tax and advisory practice with 1,600 partners and staff operating from 21 offices. This announcement caps a busy last 12 months for MHA, having opened offices in 2023 in Scotland and Wale

Arnold Schwarzenegger spent several hours being detained by German customs officials in a tax row over a luxury watch. The action movie star turned climate change campaigner allegedly failed to declare a custom-made watch by Audemars Piguet, which he intended to auction to raise funds for The Schwar

As freezing temperatures hit Scotland, new analysis has found that 38% of households in Scotland have described their energy bills as unaffordable and a further 51% describe them as only ‘somewhat affordable’.

Savills latest analysis of UK residential market performance during 2023 has shown that while mortgage affordability has impacted the wider market, Scotland’s prime market has been the most resilient in the UK with a 1% increase in net agreed sales. This compares to -17% drop in prime UK regio

Scottish hotels saw a decrease in room rates, occupancy, revenue per available room (REVPAR) and gross operating profits following natural seasonal demand fluctuations during November.

Edinburgh-based game developer and publisher Build A Rocket Boy has successfully concluded a Series D funding round, securing over $110 million (around £87m) in capital.

Edinburgh-based Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) has successfully raised £22.5 million in a Series C funding round to support significant global expansion as the business deploys its vertical farming technology to customers worldwide.

N4 Partners has recently concluded an additional seven-figure investment in NeuroClin, an innovative neurological research organisation based at the Eurocentral business hub.

Buy and build investor specialising in small to medium-size UK support services businesses Aliter Capital has expanded its investment team with the addition of Jonny Martin as investment manager. Formerly with the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB), Mr Martin will be based at Aliter's Gla

Two paintings by Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso have been found in a basement in Antwerp, 14 years after they were stolen from an the home of an Israeli art collector.

Scotland's economy is "stuck in a low growth cycle", according to the latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce Economic Indicator.

InnoScot Health is urging Scottish innovation and science collaborators to take advantage of a £7.5 million pot of grant funding available from Innovate UK.

A drone technology manufacturer has received almost £1 million from Scottish Enterprise to support the development of a new hybrid, heavy-lift, unmanned aircraft capable of operating on less than 30% of the aviation fuel used by a helicopter. Flowcopter designs and manufactures Unmanned Aerial

House prices in Scotland are anticipated to rise through the first quarter of 2024 according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.