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Acumen Financial Planning has been selected as a Citywire New Model Advisor (NMA) Top 100 Firm. Receiving the honour for the sixth consecutive year, the Aberdeenshire based company, which also has offices in Edinburgh, Elgin and Glasgow, received the recognition for making its mark on clients and co

UK consumer confidence has fallen for the fifth consecutive quarter in Q3 2022, falling by one percentage point to a historically low -20%, according to Deloitte’s latest Consumer Tracker. Spending power also remains significantly strained, as consumer sentiment around levels of debt also reac

Thorntons has been recognised for its legal expertise and experience in new rankings released by the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners directories. Thorntons retained its rankings across 12 different categories including corporate and commercial, social housing, family and employment, securing a h

A new way to market properties for sale has been launched by a collective group of solicitor estate agents and ESPC. Offers being accepted subject to the sale of the buyer’s property is common practice in many property transactions across Scotland. This proposition is brought to market to targ

Proposals for a £120 million development of around 500 homes and a new neighbourhood centre in Polmont will go before Falkirk councillors tomorrow. Hansteen submitted the application for planning permission in principle for the Gilston Park residential-led mixed-used development, which will be

Fife-based home improvements firm CR Smith has reported an increase in profits after tax of 10% for the financial year to December 2021, with turnover exceeding £20.2 million. The accounts lodged for CR Smith Glaziers (Dunfermline) Ltd, the company’s domestic sales business, show that it

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled ‘Off-Payroll Working and IR35 – the Current Landscape’ at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh on Thursday 17 November 2022. Following the new Chancellor&r

The Trusts, Fiduciaries and Executries Bar Group (TrustBar) will present a seminar in on Thursday 17 November 2022 in the Reading Room, Advocates Library, Parliament House, Edinburgh. Chaired by Gordon Watt, Advocate, the event will feature three talks: The seminar has been accredited by the Faculty

Scottish challenger bank AlbaCo (Alba) has announced the appointment of seasoned banking and financial services executive, Graeme Jones, who the joins the aspiring bank as its new chair. Mr Jones, a qualified Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute ACII, brings a wealth of experience to the e

Mark Steward has announced he will be stepping down as the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) executive director of enforcement and market oversight after seven years with the regulator. Since joining the FCA in 2015, Mr Steward has led the delivery of some of the FCA’s most complex, hi

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has decided to fine Barclays a total of £50 million in relation to its failure to disclose certain arrangements agreed with Qatari entities as part of its capital raisings announced on 25 June 2008 and 31 October 2008 after finding conduct in the Octo

A former lighthouse building with a historic connection to author Robert Louis Stevenson has gone up for sale for £149,000. The Lighthouse Engine House is adjacent to Noss Head Lighthouse and was home to Alan Stevenson, the engineer who oversaw the construction the lighthouse in the 1800s &mda

Independent Scottish legal firm Lindsays has appointed a new director to its commercial property team. Bringing more than 20 years’ experience and a special interest in advising firms operating in the tourism, hospitality and retail sectors, Martin Bennett's arrival comes as demand for advice

The UK Supreme Court has allowed an appeal by HM Revenue and Customs against a decision of the Court of Session to allow for the recovery of historic input VAT by the NHS Lothian Health Board for private work undertaken between 1974 and 1997. NHS Lothian claimed unrecovered input tax in respect of p

The Court of Session has confirmed that courts will enforce any alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provisions which are written into contracts and will uphold the power and discretion of the decision makers in those processes, writes Steven Blane. Lord Lake’s opinion demonstrates that t