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Scotch Whisky Investments (SWI) has acquired 7.7 hectares of land at Compton Road, Southfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, as part of its multi-million-pound investment strategy in Fife.

Changes to income tax in Scotland have come into force and are estimated to raise more than half a billion pounds of additional revenue this financial year to support vital public services. The tax rates for earnings between £12,571 and £43,662 remain the same while earnings above £

Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Hall Morrice has made a series of internal senior management promotions and graduate appointments following a sustained period of growth. Louise Smith, previously a senior manager has been promoted to audit and accounts director.

Grant Thornton UK has reported a 12% increase in revenue to £610 million in 2022, up from £543m the previous year. Pre-tax profits rose by only 5% to £121m due to increased costs. The firm opted to invest in pay rises, promotions, and hiring a record number of school-leavers amid i

HM Revenue & Customs has admitted to the Commons public accounts committee that it had allowed 11,000 Chinese firms to register for VAT at a single residential flat in Wales without verifying who lived there. The scam was discovered after the flat owner received thousands of letters demanding mo

A unique luxury property which overlooks the Old Course and iconic Swilcan Bridge at St Andrews Links, and has a remarkable golfing pedigree, is being offered for sale by Thorntons Solicitors, priced at offers over £1.95 million.

The Scottish National Investment Bank has invested a further £20 million to help connect 100,000 rural homes to ultrafast fibre broadband. The bank originally provided cornerstone funding of £20m to Lothian Broadband Networks (LBN) in 2021. LBN will use the additional funding to complete

The Scottish Government has allocated a further £25 million from its Just Transition Fund to support the energy transition in the North East, with the goal of making the region a global leader in net zero efforts.

Research from KPMG UK has revealed significant reductions in consumer spending in 2023 and potential responses to the end of energy bill support payments in April.

North Berwick is the most expensive seaside town in Scotland to buy a home, with an average cost of £440,172 in 2022, as seaside property prices rose 11% across Scotland, according to the latest analysis from Bank of Scotland.

A retired optometrist who unsuccessfully sued Gwyneth Paltrow over a ski crash in 2016 has said the ordeal was not worth it.

Blair Milne and James Fennessey, partners with Azets, have been appointed joint administrators of one of the UK’s longest continuously operating care homes, Balmanno House in the West End of Glasgow.

DM Hall has acquired a long established Edinburgh architectural reporting business, AWA, for an undisclosed sum. AWA offers an architectural reporting service that gives solicitors and home owners peace of mind when alterations have been carried out without consent, either confirming that no consent

Evelyn Partners has bolstered its Edinburgh office with the appointment of Duncan Arthur as financial planning director. Mr Arthur is highly experienced and holds the coveted Chartered Financial Planner status. He joins from Blackadders Wealth Management in Dundee where he was director of financial

Henderson Loggie has appointed of Fiona Doctor and Jacqueline Watson as new partners, reflecting the accountancy firm’s commercial focus on driving growth. These are specialist non-accounting appointments, unusual in accountancy firms, and bring the number of women partners in the 18-strong le