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The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has welcomed today’s landmark launch of the Department for Business and Trade’s package of three consultations on sustainability reporting standards, assurance of sustainability reporting and climate-related transition plan requir

Scotland’s onshore GDP contracted by 0.2% in April 2025, according to statistics announced by the Chief Statistician, following contraction of 0.4% in March 2025 (revised from contraction of 0.2%). In the three months to April, GDP is estimated to have contracted by 0.2% compared to the previo

Investors led by venture capital and private equity firms have injected a record amount of capital into the UK’s growing circular economy sector, new research from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has revealed. British circular economy businesses attracted £2.2 billion in discl

Scotland’s rural land market is under increasing pressure from tax policies, speculative investment, and evolving land use priorities, according to voices from across the sector who gathered last week to launch the Rural Land Market Insights Report 2025.

The value of goods and services produced in Edinburgh per head of population has surpassed London’s for the first time, according to economic data recently published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Thompsons Solicitors Scotland moved to a new Edinburgh office at Greenside, 12 Blenheim Place.

A fraudster who earned more than £500,000 by deceiving luxury hotels and stores into buying "unique" Scottish-grown tea that was actually imported, has been imprisoned for three and a half years following a prosecution by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

Glasgow-based data and property technology firm, Utopi, has received a further £5 million investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank. The funding will support the company in delivering several long-term contracts and drive its next phase of growth.

Skipton Business Finance has provided an £800,000 funding deal to facilitate the successful management buyout of one of Glasgow’s best known wholesale fruit and vegetable suppliers. Graham Nicol & Dow Limited has been a trusted name in the fresh produce supply chain since the 1960s;

A new report on the National Living Wage (NLW) has revealed 44 Scottish businesses did not pay the correct minimum wage, risking fines of up to 200% of the defaulted amount. Published by the UK government, the report shows one Scottish business had nearly £187,000 of unpaid wages and collectiv

With the UK’s most significant inheritance tax (IHT) reforms in nearly two decades set to roll out from April 2025, legal professionals must prepare for an influx of estate planning enquiries, according to a new YouGov survey commissioned by Brodies LLP. The survey of 2,001 UK adults aged 50+

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has announced a redesign of its gold standard ACCA Qualification focused on a redefinition of accountancy which is expanding and reshaping the role of the profession. The redesign reflects the increasing role of accountants in driving the wid

The University of Dundee is set to receive up to £40 million in principle from the Scottish Government to aid its financial recovery, bringing the total additional funding made available up to £62m.

First-time buyers, the self-employed and people borrowing into retirement could benefit from further possible changes to mortgage rules.

An island off the west coast of Scotland, complete with a ruined 20th century castle, is on the market for £5.5 million.