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Plans for the refurbishment of Brookwood Villa in Bearsden have taken a significant step forward with financial close achieved on the £2 million project. A landmark agreement has been reached between East Dunbartonshire Council, development partner hub West Scotland and main contractor Linear

It has been predicted that millions of families are set to see their annual mortgage payments rise by an average of £5,100 between now and the end of 2024, according to new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation. With the low-interest rate era firmly at an end – the Bank of Engl

NatWest has announced the shutting of a further 43 locations across the UK including five of the group's Scottish branches as more banking transactions move online.

TL Dallas, the only independent insurance broker located on the Shetland Islands has expanded with the appointment of Liam Peterson, increasing the size of the team to six. The firm is due to celebrate its 30th anniversary next year. TL Dallas opened in Lerwick in April 1993.

A group of 10 organisations including MoneySavingExpert and Carnegie UK Trust have called on the government to take action on fraud in an open letter addressed to the prime minister. The letter dated 14 October 2022 reads:

At a visit to Glenkinchie Distillery, trade secretary Kemi Badenoch has announced that markets over £100 million have been unlocked for UK alcohol companies. The new export markets became available as trade barriers that deterred alcohol sales to multiple countries across South America and Afr

BAM has announced three new lettings at its Grade A office Capital Square in Edinburgh, taking the development to almost 90% occupancy. International audit, tax and advisory firm Mazars has leased 8,247 sq ft on the second floor on a ten-year lease, moving staff from an office in Apex 2 on Haymarket

The UK Supreme Court has determined that HM Revenue and Customs has the power to refuse to accept a taxable person’s self-assessment claim and decide at a later date to pay a lower amount than was claimed after an appeal by a Scottish optician business. DCM Optical Holdings Ltd, which trades a

Deloitte has announced its intention to purchase the business and assets of Reformis, a specialist investment management technology and data firm. Founded in 2003, Reformis, a global business with approximately 90 employees, provides technology, business and change management consultancy services to

Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball is set to go up for auction next month and is expected to sell for £2.5-3 million. The ball is the one the Argentinian football legend used to score his "Hand of God" goal against England at the 1986 World Cup.

The figure signified an 86% surge since 2010. Scottish financial and related professional services accounted for around £8.8 billion of exports in 2020, according to a new report published by TheCityUK.

Scottish Sea Farms is to provide cost-of-living support payments to its employees to help ease the impact of soaring fuel bills and food prices this winter. The support, totalling £750 for each employee, will be paid in three instalments.

A state-of-the-art £36 million superfactory will secure the Scottish future of a company crucial to the whisky industry, thanks to £3.3 million in funding. The huge investment includes a £3.3m grant from Scottish Enterprise and will see Guala Closures Ltd continue their operat

New figures published by Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance have revealed a 123% year on year increase in business loans secured with personal guarantee attached in the UK. The firm said that while working capital remains the prime reason for new funding with 28% of loans secured for this reason.

Terra Firma Chambers has announced the first of their Autumn series of webinars: 'Start the Week'. The series will launch with Terra Firma’s chairman, Michael Howlin KC, presenting a talk entitled ‘Rescuing Insolvent Companies: the Basic Toolkit’.