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Bellshill-based Kick ICT, the single source IT group led by technology entrepreneur Tom O’Hara, has acquired Turnkey Business Software (TBS) and Turnkey Infrastructure Solutions (TIS) from the Turnkey Group. Founded in 2015, the deal is Kick’s sixth and seventh in six years as the busine

The Scottish property market continued its upward trend during May, June, and July 2021, as buyers flocked to secure homes across Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife, and the Borders, ESPC reports. The average selling price rose to £275,623 – up 7.6 per cent on the same period in 2020.

Law firm Brodies LLP saw profits rise from £38.5 million to £39 million in the 12 months to 30 April 2021. The firm also reported revenue of £82.5m, up from £82m in the previous year while cash balances grew to £30.7m from £25.4m.

Fast food giant McDonald's is facing a lawsuit from an Orthodox Christian who claims its advertising pushed her to break her month-long fast for Lent.

Law firm Murray Beith Murray has announced internal promotions and a recruitment appointment within the firm’s tax group.  Laura Brown, who has been with Murray Beith Murray since 2016, has been promoted to director of tax. Ms Brown, an accountant by profession, is a tax specialist and ha

HMRC has been hit with accusations of “rushing” investigations into people who have allegedly not paid the right amount of tax or are facing fines for late returns after figures released by the tax authority revealed that two in three demands were overturned on appeal. Figures published

Estate agency Savills has posted record profits before tax of £63.8 million, up £56.1m from the £7.7m recording in H1 2020. The group's revenue reached £932.6m, compared to the £791.4m posted in the first half of last year.

Unity Trust Bank has reported pre-tax profits of £5.2 million for the first six months of the year, up 65% on the same period in 2020. The bank has also reported an increase in total net lending of more than £68m in its half-year results.

Jack Anderson, financial and professional services consultant at Core Asset Consulting, discusses the importance of transferable skills. Sometimes overlooked, transferrable skills are a key part of your development and career – and often you have far more to showcase in your CV or at an interv

Edinburgh students are the most reliant on parents or family to fund their student lifestyle, according to the 2021 Royal Bank of Scotland Student Living Index. Students at the Scottish capital expect to receive 53% more from their family than the average UK student, working out at an extra £1

Kura, a UK customer service outsourcing business, has created 100 new roles in its Glasgow office, following a new appointment by a fast growing, multi-award-winning financial services firm, to provide customer service support. Kura is now recruiting for 100 new roles across advisory, team managemen

University of Edinburgh students and recent graduates have launched 100 start-up companies in a single year for the first time. The total of exactly 100 companies launched in 2020-21 is higher than any institution in the Russell Group of 24 leading UK universities has previously recorded.

Cushman & Wakefield has announced the promotion of Priya Kharbanda, Ewan Stewart and Adam Watt to senior surveyors in the Scottish operation. They are among 44 promotions across a range of markets, skill lines and functions across the UK.

Plans for a significant transformation of Dundee's Discovery Point have received a huge boost after securing financial backing from the Scottish Government and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

UK house prices rose by a further 0.4% in July, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.