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Police have warned people across the UK to watch out for counterfeit banknotes thought to have originated in Scotland because they are marked "twenty poond".

A Glasgow-based company which has led efforts to improve the early detection of cancer has secured £2.4 million in its latest funding round.

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has secured £50 million of funding from the Scottish Government for its Edinburgh Biomes project. The Low Carbon Fund backing covers five years’ work on the development, creating world-class facilities producing climate, economic, wellbeing

Simply UK, the Glasgow-based real estate developer, has secured a further €40 million investment funding package from a European investor to expand and develop its recently launched care home and retirement living division, branded as Morar Living. The funding, which is subject to a non-disclos

Islanders in the Hebrides and Skye have written an open letter warning that rising property prices are preventing locals from buying a home. The letter's signatories includes crofters, development officers, and Gaelic campaigners and they warned that the situation is akin to "economic clearance" thr

Simon Capaldi, office agency partner at Knight Frank Edinburgh, gives his thoughts on what businesses may want from their offices post-lockdown. At the beginning of lockdown, the successful transition of most people and businesses to working remotely brought some serious debate over the future

Neilsons looks at the release of pent up demand for property in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Back in April, we reported that the local property market effectively entered a necessary “sleep mode” to protect the NHS with the pandemic at its peak. We argued against other commentators about

Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported two per cent turnover growth to £56.9 million in the year to April 30, 2020, with profits before partner distributions down 1.7 per cent to £22.4 million. Shepherd and Wedderburn’s clean energy group reported record revenues during

Unity Trust Bank has appointed Dominic Wade as its new chief financial officer. Mr Wade has over 20 years of experience in the financial services sector, including 13 years at NatWest where he held a number of senior positions including head of Brexit response and head of strategic cost reduction.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) is being accused of failing to properly investigate allegations that banks forged signatures and fabricated evidence in court actions to repossess homes. Following a BBC News investigation in June 2019, MPs urged the NCA to investigate the matter.

A man who was given an 18-year-old whisky for his birthday for 28 years straight is selling the collection to buy a house.

Shire Housing Association has obtained a £10.5 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to refinance existing debt, enable future expansion plans and enhance existing office and tenant facilities.

The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) has started tendering for a £10 million administration system which reboots a project previously awarded to Capita which was cancelled when it missed all milestones. In a previous information notice, SPPA has said it was looking to "initiate enga

Savers in their mid-40s and younger will have to wait a further two years to access their private pensions, it emerged last night. 

Lindsays has recorded its busiest ever month in the property market with its home sales during August up 80% on the same month last year.