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Scotland’s commercial property markets are showing signs of stabilisation as inflation and interest rate pressures ease, according to the latest Scottish Property Review 2026 from property consultancy Ryden. The annual report finds that while many occupiers remain cautious due to operating cos

Shops occupying medium sized and larger premises in Scotland are set to pay £54 million more in business rates than their equivalent-sized counterparts down south in the coming year, from 1 April. The figure was revealed in response to a written parliamentary question from Mid Scotland & F

Akre, a Fife-based natural capital developer, has secured £3.3 million of finance from sustainable lender Triodos Bank UK. Headquartered in Fife, Akre was established by the Drysdale family in 2020 and has since constructed a state-of-the-art nursery – Akre Trees. The site, which has bee

Edinburgh-based Earth Blox, a technology company helping organisations understand how nature loss and climate hazards affect financial performance, has secured £6 million in new investment led by PXN Ventures with support from Scottish Enterprise, follow-on investment from Archangels and fund

Scotland’s businesses would benefit from a regionally-balanced, investment-led growth model, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce has said, responding to Rachel Reeves’ Mais Lecture. The business organisation backed the Chancellor’s vision of an "active and strategic state" to drive p

Glasgow-based product design agency Filament has merged with software development consultancy Arceptive in a move that brings its combined headcount to 29 and is expected to double the group's turnover to over £3.5 million by the end of 2027. Arceptive was founded in 2019 by Stefan Raue and Ch

Ahsan Mustafa, a senior associate in Aberdein Considine LLP’s banking litigation team has achieved accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland as a debt and asset recovery specialist. Mr Mustafa works within the firm’s wider Lender Services Practice Group and acts for major UK banks,

Around 51,000 people in Scotland will be required to comply with Making Tax Digital for Income Tax from next month, with the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) warning those affected to get ready for the shift. HMRC figures show thousands of landlords and the self-employed in the country will

Archaeologists have discovered a hoard of 409 gold rouble coins beneath the foundations of a historic house in Torzhok, a city in north-western Russia approximately 420 kilometres south-east of St Petersburg. The find, dating from the final decades of the Russian Empire, may be worth well over half

A group of MPs has called for a Royal Commission into the United Kingdom's financial conduct regulation, warning against what they describe as a "deregulation agenda" that threatens to weaken consumer protections. The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services ha

Edinburgh-based premium spirits company Rutland Square Spirits has secured a significant international milestone, with its products now available across Ontario through a partnership with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO). The LCBO is one of the world's largest and most respected alcohol re

STV has posted an overall loss of £4 million for the full year to 31 December 2025, against a profit of £13.1m the previous year, as the Scottish broadcaster and producer navigated what its chief executive described as a challenging year across both of its key markets. Adjusted operating

Scottish Enterprise (SE) and Energy Transition Zone (ETZ Ltd) have entered a strategic partnership valued at up to £20 million to help accelerate Scotland’s energy transition. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlines the intention for up to £20m of capital investment by SE in

Digby Brown has begun the process of succession as Fraser Oliver, chief executive of the firm, announces his plan to step down from the role. The firm has announced that Mark Gibson has been chosen as chief executive designate and will spend the next 12 months shadowing Mr Oliver to expand his under

Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of two new partners and 13 further promotions across its legal team.  Caitlin Keegan, from the firm’s residential property team, and Fraser Vandal, from the employment law team, have been promoted to partner.