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LaSalle Investment Management has unveiled its vision for the reinvention of the iconic Aberdeen headquarters of BP as a beacon for sustainability and collaboration when the oil giant moves out next year.

The Scottish Government has announced an additional £750,000 investment in local carer centres to increase support for unpaid carers of all ages, helping them to take a break from caring and access other much-needed help. This recognises some of the challenges faced by unpaid carers, with many

A programmer has just two chances left to access his £175 million bitcoin wallet.

PwC in Scotland has made eight director promotions across its assurance, tax and advisory practices, with women accounting for almost two-thirds of the new roles. Of the eight directors named by the professional services firm, five are women. PwC employs more than 1,000 people across three offices i

The Scottish Government has awarded a £2.32 million contract to KPMG on behalf of NHS Scotland.

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has called for a cut to excise duty in its submission for the March Budget later this year. The SWA has said that cutting tax on Scotch Whisky and other spirits in the Budget could give Chancellor Rishi Sunak an extra £750 million to spend over the next thre

Seven in ten first-time buyers took out mortgages beyond the traditional term of 25 years in 2020, compared with just under half a decade ago, according to Nationwide's monthly House Price Index. According to the report, around 70% of first-time buyers took out a mortgage with an initial term of mor

Proposals have been revealed for a new £33.8 million leisure-led development at West Kinfauns, Perthshire. The leisure-based destination is being proposed by plant machinery company, Morris Leslie, which has its headquarters at West Kinfauns.

More than £55 million in coronavirus support has been paid out to businesses between October and December through Scottish Government funds. Statistics show 13,462 grants totalling £31.4m were processed through the Strategic Framework Business Fund (SFBF) between 2 November and 28 Decemb

The office market in Edinburgh remained robust in 2020 despite the upheaval of COVID-19, according to the latest figures on the office markets in Edinburgh and Glasgow released by CBRE. Over the final quarter of 2020, office take-up in Edinburgh totalled 103,444 sq ft, which is only a 2.46% decrease

Dundee-based sports video game developer Digital Sports Arena has secured a global publishing deal with international games group Playstack for its latest game, GameDayLive.

During 2020 there were a record number of new limited companies set up to hold buy-to-let properties, according to research published by Hamptons. Last year there were a total of 41,700 buy-to-let incorporations, an increase of 23% on 2019. The numbers have more than doubled since 2016, rising 128%,

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed the ways in which it currently works to protect consumers from investment harm by stopping and disrupting potentially harmful firms and activities. In a report issued today, the FCA has highlighted the action it has taken during the first ten m

A report led by Dame Sara Thornton, the UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, has found worryingly low levels of awareness of forced labour and exploitation of workers in the UK's financial sector.  It found that nearly half of bankers and other finance staff don’t know about the na

A pigeon which somehow travelled 8,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean is being hunted by authorities as a possible quarantine risk.