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Last month, housing market activity in Scotland remained weak with falls in new buyer demand and listings, however, house prices are still edging upwards according to respondents in the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey. 

Mercedes-Benz has announced it is rolling out an upgrade to its pay+ system to allow owners to authorise payments for services using a fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint-based payments upgrade is being introduced in Germany where users can already pay for fuelling directly from their car via the Me

Research from Bank of Scotland found that half (50%) of businesses in Scotland plan to introduce new policies and training to improve inclusivity in the workplace — and more than a quarter (26%) plan to act in the next six months.

Edinburgh-based chartered financial planning and employee benefits consultancy Mearns & Company has completed a successful management buyout.

New research launched today from the Chartered Accountants Worldwide global ED&I task force, chaired by ICAS executive director of member engagement and communications, Sarah Speirs, has identified the key to fostering female ambition in the profession. The CAW global ED&I task force partner

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Loganair has shone a spotlight on the all-female team leading its charter flight business. The services provided by the five women — director of charter services, Fiona MacLeod, head of charter services, Wendy Clark, senior charter execut

Aberdeen-based business support services company CS Group has announced growth plans as it introduces two new supporting service lines to the business. The company currently comprises of contract cleaning pillar, CSG Clean, and packaging and office supplies pillar, CSG Supplies (encompassing Grampia

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined PwC and two of the firm's former partners nearly £8 million due to failures in the audits of Babcock International's accounts. The fines are in relation to the audits of Babcock's accounts ending in the financial years 31 March 2017 and 31 March

Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM), the financial planning arm of law firm Gilson Gray, has acquired Edinburgh-based bespoke practice, Sarah Hughes Wealth Management. The latest acquisition by GGFM takes its total assets under management to nearly £500 million – a 40% increase in 12

Glasgow-based N4 Partners has sold its stake in global gear systems specialist, David Brown Santasalo (DBS), to Stellex Capital Management LLC (Stellex), a US private equity firm focused on investments in North America and Europe, for an undisclosed sum. David Brown Santasalo is a global business de

Edinburgh-based waste data analytics platform Topolytics has appointed Fleur Ruckley as its head of implementation. Ms Ruckley has wide experience helping large organisations to understand waste and materials flows and adopt circular economy models. She joins from engineering professional servi

Thorntons has grown its wills, trusts and succession, commercial real estate and residential property teams with a number of new appointments in Dundee, Forfar, St Andrews and Perth. Six new solicitors were brought on board in January and February, in response to a strong growth in demand for servic

Colombia has held a court hearing entirely in the Metaverse, complete with an audience of virtual spectators. The administrative court of Magdalena used the virtual reality (VR) platform created by Facebook owner Meta to conduct a hearing in a civil case brought against the Colombian Ministry of Def

Aberdeen grants for installing flooding property protection has been extended to include businesses, a committee decided today. The Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee unanimously agreed to the move for commercial property owners which starts from 7 March 2023. The Property Level Flood Pro

The former owner of Aberdeen Business Network (ABN), Andrew Smith, has published a new book to help individuals and companies win more business. Mr Smith owned ABN for 14 years before agreeing the sale of his company at the end of 2022. During this time, ABN helped firms win more than £27