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Moat Brae visitor centre in Dumfries, the birthplace of Peter Pan, has been put up for sale.

The proportion of Scottish homeowners who have paid off their mortgage has risen significantly over the past decade, according to the 2022 census. The census report revealed that 851,100 households now own their homes outright, a 28.8% increase from 2011. This trend is attributed to Scotland's agein

Edinburgh has taken a step closer to becoming the first city in the UK to implement a city-wide Visitor Levy, with councillors approving key details of the draft scheme.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) should be replaced with a new body to tackle economic crime, focusing more on prevention, according the Institute of Economic Affairs. The think tank's paper says the SFO has been plagued by a series of high-profile failures, including ethical misconduct and incom

Scotland's real estate sector attracted £770 million in investments in the first half of 2024, a 4% rise on the 10-year average and a 30% jump from the same period in 2023.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in the UK, McDonald's has unveiled plans to open over 200 new restaurants in the next four years.

The owner of Great Western Road’s newest café aims to offer up something a little different, with his take on the traditional Gothic coffeehouses from the Victorian era. Memento Mori Coffee – named after the Latin phrase meaning “remember you will die” – has open

Bank of Scotland-owner Lloyds Bank has warned of a rising scam which has costing victims an estimated £6.6 million so far, where rogue retailers are using fake websites to trick people into purchasing items that are never dispatched. Tens of thousands of credit and debit card customers ha

Joint administrators Craig Morrison and Brian Milne, managing directors of business advisory firm Quantuma, have facilitated the sale of a streaming service developed by Glasgow-based Frog Systems, for an undisclosed sum. Cheshire-based wellbeing company Raiys has acquired Ashia, a 24/7 digital

Waitrose has announced it is ramping up investment in its store portfolio with plans to open up to 100 convenience shops across the UK over the next five years.

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has welcomed a further 14 businesses to its accelerator programme. The MSIP Accelerator, which contributed £6.4 million to the national economy in the last three years, has already helped 41 businesses achieve success as a direct result of participating

Scottish-owned electric vehicle (EV) charging network and installation business Connekt Group has secured a £250,000 Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS) loan via appointed fund manager The FSE Group. The funding will be used to develop Connekt’s first three rapid charging hubs, enabl

Macfarlane Group has posted an 8% year-on-year reduction in its pretax profits from £10 million to £9.7m for the first half of 2024. Likewise, overall revenues fell 8% from £141.6m to £129.6m. This was largely driven by an 11% revenue drop in the packaging distribut

Accountancy firm Wbg has advised shareholders planning on using business asset disposal relief (BADR) through a members voluntary liquidation (MVL) process to consider acting sooner rather than later as the likelihood of a bump in capital gains tax (CGT) rises. The advice follows figures from the Of

The Abernethy Pearl has been sold at auction for £93,951, more than 50% above the initial estimate.