LDC-backed lettings and estate agency company Lomond Group has acquired ten businesses during the first quarter of 2021 following the merger of Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital in January. The acquisitions, which include Sinclair Properties in York and the lettings books of Palms Property in
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The UK is leading the way across Europe in preparing for the adoption of an interbank digital currency, and is fifth in the world. However, a consumer offer remains some way off, according to new analysis by PwC.
Investment volumes in Scotland fell at the start of this year as pandemic lockdown restrictions hit commercial property deals, but a strong rebound is expected, according to new analysis from Colliers. Colliers’ Scotland snapshot for the first quarter of 2021 reveals that investment volumes fe
Output at small UK businesses rose for the first time in six months during March marking the strongest reading since November 2016, suggesting a swift return to growth as restrictions eased at the end of the first quarter, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland UK Small Business Recover
Scotland’s first and only menstrual cup brand FEMCUP has launched offering an environmentally sound alternative to tampons and sanitary towels, while also pledging to donate £1 from every sale to local women’s charities. FEMCUP is also supporting individuals experiencing period pov
Virgin Money, owner of Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank, has launched its first business current account to new customers, as it expands its presence in the business banking market following the completion of the rebrand from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank for business customers.
A landlord who evicted tenants who he discovered had set up a cannabis grow house has admitted taking over the operation himself.
Specialist business advisory firm FRP has announced plans to grow its Scottish team following the appointment of a six-strong restructuring advisory team, which includes partners Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb, all of whom will be based in Glasgow. With more than 20 years’ experience, Ms Elli
Accountant Steven Day has been jailed after defrauding the NHS and stealing £1.4 million from firms. Leeds Crown Court heard that Mr Day, of Perthshire, targeted a female friend in a £4,500 romance fraud and lied about his mother dying and having cancer to conceal his actions.
The Royal Bank of Scotland has sold its wealth management arm Adam & Co to Canaccord Genuity Group for £54 million. Adam & Co’s Edinburgh-based investment management business has client assets amounting to £1.7 billion.
Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team advised on deals with an aggregate value of £7.1 billion in 2020. The team advised on 75 corporate finance transactions globally (excluding deals for the banking sector) – an increase of 18 per cent on its £6 billion aggregate
Dundee-based financial planning firm Wells Gibson has been announced as a second sponsor of social entrepreneurship training programme, The Circle Academy. The firm's donation will be used towards the costs of the next cohort of candidates on the programme.
Homeowners are being offered mortgage rates below 1% =for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic as lenders anticipate an economic recovery.
Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, has purchased a 100% equity stake in the Sorbie onshore wind project in North Ayrshire.
Turnover in the UK legal profession grew to £3.1 billion in February, an 11 per cent year-on-year increase and a four per cent increase on the previous month. The latest Index of Services data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) paints a healthy picture for the legal sector a year int