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Construction is commencing on a new neighbourhood in St Andrews where 30% of homes will be affordable.  Savills Development completed on the sale of the 17 hectare site to David Wilson homes, just 1.5 miles to the south east of the historic town centre.

A business survey by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC), has shown the Scottish economy struggling against a growing whirlwind of pressures including increased input costs, inflationary hikes, mis-judged economic policy choices by the UK government and increased pessimism over the global econom

A director of three property management companies based in Glasgow has been disqualified as a director for 12 years after using his companies to take out Bounce Back Loans totalling £135,000 that the companies were not eligible for. Brendan Michael Gaughan, 40, was director of Gaughan Group Lt

A critical milestone has been reached in a £7.4m project to rebuild Shetland's world-renowned bird observatory on Fair Isle with the arrival of the first of the building's modules. The project, which is led by Fair Isle Bird Observatory Trust (FIBOT), will create seven new green jobs, hel

An auction house has sacked an expert who valued a Chinese vase at €2,000 — which went on to sell for nearly €8 million. The expert, who has not been named, told the French auction house that he believed that vase was from the 20th century and not an antique, The Guardian reports.

Aberdeen’s office market is on course to exceed 400,000 sq. ft. of take-up during 2022, despite take-up easing in the third quarter, according to Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy said that 47,926 sq. ft. of office space was transacted in the Granite City between Ju

EY has announced its launch of a centre of excellence in Glasgow that will specifically hire neurodivergent individuals to fuel innovation in technology, bring a new dimension of creativity, and drive greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. The Neuro-Diverse Centre of Excellence (

Non-bank lender White Oak provided over £125 million of funding to UK SMEs and mid-corporates in the third quarter of the year, it has announced. At 14%, Scotland saw the highest volume of lending activity outside of London (16%), narrowly ahead of the north-east of England (13%).

A collective value of £1.02 billion worth of unused smartphones has accumulated in consumer households in the last three years, according to new research from Deloitte, with consumers upgrading their handsets while leaving older devices in cupboards or drawers. Deloitte’s Digital Consume

Britain's biggest banks are expected to report profits of £33 billion when they reveal their third-quarter results next week. The figures from Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, Barclays and HSBC are expected to show their combined profits rising from £25 billion in 2019 to £33 b

Johnston Carmichael has been announced as a gold sponsor of the first-ever Scottish Games Week. The business, which advises a growing number of game developers, has chosen to sponsor the inaugural event to support the thriving and rapidly-evolving games ecosystem in this country.

The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society(SMWS), has announced a new franchise agreement with F.J. Korea (FJK) in South Korea, Asia’s fourth largest economy.

Property taxes in Scotland have increased by nearly two thirds compared to the pre-pandemic period according to analysis of the latest statistics by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The Edinburgh-based firm said that the Scottish Government revenues from Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) incr

A misleading campaign advertising HSBC's green credentials has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The ruling comes in the wake of dozens of complaints that the bank's posters appeared on high streets and bus stops in the lead up to the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgo

Stirling councillors are set to visit the site of a proposed £15 million distillery and visitor centre which was refused planning permission in March. Wolfcraig Distillery signed a land deal with Ambassador Group last year that it hoped would have resulted in the development being lo