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The Perth office of accountancy firm Azets has appointed Lisa Macpherson-Fletcher as a new tax partner specialising in land tax planning for businesses, farms, estates and families. Ms Macpherson-Fletcher, who has over 20 years’ experience advising a wide range of clients, is widely regarded a

KPMG UK has announced that Paula Holland will take on the leadership of its Aberdeen office, as Martin Findlay retires following 31 years with the professional services firm. Ms Holland will take up the post of office senior partner from 3 April, leading 125 colleagues in the city. Ms Holl

AAB Group has announced their largest promotion round to date, with the appointment of four new partners, a new managing partner and four existing partners taking on additional responsibility as business unit heads. The promotion round reflects the rapid growth of the business-critical services grou

Aberdeen-headquartered, STC INSISO has appointed senior technology specialist Nial McCollam as its new chairman. Mr McCollam joins the company bringing diverse experience from his previous senior leadership roles, including his most recent position as chief technology officer at Lloyd’s Regist

A woman is locked in a legal battle with Camelot, the National Lottery operator, over a mere £10 or a life-changing £1 million National Lottery prize.

Scotland’s onshore GDP increased by 0.9% in January, according to statistics announced by the chief statistician.

Private sector rents in Scotland have risen faster than the rest of the UK, according to property firm DJ Alexander Ltd's analysis of recent statistics. The firm found that Scottish annual private rental prices increased 4.9% in the year to February 2023, compared to 4.5% in England and 4.2% in Wale

The Bank of England's governor, Andrew Bailey, has downplayed the possibility of an impending financial crisis, characterising the recent sell-off of European bank stocks as investors "evaluating" lenders and asserted that the global financial landscape is not in the same position as before the 200

Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, has secured access to 30 additional pairs of slots each week at Heathrow under a lease arrangement with British Airways (BA). The slot arrangement between the airlines comes as Loganair has renewed calls to the UK government to initiate action with

Wave energy specialists Mocean Energy and TEXO Engineering & Fabrication (TEXO E&F) have signed a memorandum of understanding for TEXO E&F to become Mocean’s preferred fabrication, assembly and load-out contractor for its Blue Star and Blue Horizon wave energy converters. Aberdeen

Sports presenter Gary Lineker has won an appeal against HMRC's accusation of avoiding £4.9 million in unpaid tax. The UK government had claimed that Lineker had avoided taxes by paying so-called “disguised employees”, who charge for their services through a company.

Grafterr has launched a new app allowing users to take payments for products and services directly from their phones without any additional card readers or point of sale (POS) systems.

Innes & Mackay has been named the best estate agency in the north of Scotland for the second year in a row. The historic firm of estate agents and solicitors picked up the 'Best Estate Agent' award once again at Scotland’s Business Awards’ Inverness final.

A new Orkney whisky venture has revealed construction plans for an £800,000 distillery, the first to open on the Orkney mainland in 138 years. Run by husband and wife, Stuart and Adelle Brown, Deerness Distillery is already producing a number of Orkney-inspired spirits — includ

Real estate advisor CBRE has announced it has taken full occupation of its new Glasgow office at 177 Bothwell Street in Glasgow’s city centre. Almost 400 CBRE staff have relocated to the new location including the advisory services team, the property management accounting team and the global w