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Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it is reintroducing 10% deposit mortgage deals after COVID-19 crisis saw banks and building societies cut such deals from their offerings. The mortgages will be available for first-time buyers from the group’s Lloyds Bank and Halif

Ian McMonagle, tax specialist at Russell & Russell Business Advisors, discusses the tax options for employers to consider when it comes to celebrating Christmas. While we still don’t know if Christmas is going to be officially cancelled, what we can be quite certain about is that there wil

Tayside solicitors and estate agents Miller Hendry has announced promotions and new appointments to its teams in Dundee and Crieff. Fiona Kelly has been appointed as a solicitor in the Court Department Dundee. Fiona graduated from Abertay University with an LLB (Hons) in 2015, before completing the

AJ Bell, one of the UK's largest investment platforms, has seen its profits rise by almost a third despite the economic uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. The firm's profit before tax increased by 29% to £48.6 million from £37.7m the year before. Its revenue increased by 31% to &po

Glasgow City Council has approved funding of £1.2 million to deliver improvements to Tradeston Bridge and the public realm at Tradeston.

The Scottish Government has confirmed it has entered discussions with the UK Government over Scottish Green proposals for a windfall tax on companies that have greatly increased profits during the coronavirus pandemic.

Gillespie Macandrew has seen turnover increase by eight per cent after the expansion of two of its teams this year. Turnover rose from £13 million in 2019 to £14m in the year to February 29, 2020, The Courier reports.

Clyde Gateway has completed the £3.2 million sale of a prime industrial investment at its Clyde Gateway East business park.

The Bank of England (BoE) has been asked to find out who is in possession of £50 billion of missing sterling banknotes. The number of notes in circulation reached a record high of 4.4bn in July this year with a face value of £76.5bn. Of that amount, the BoE estimates that as much as 24%

Scotland has enjoyed a boom in the property market since the lockdown began in March according to property firm Apropos by DJ Alexander. The UK-wide letting firm, has analysed official data and found that average house prices in Scotland have risen by 6.8% between March and September (the latest mon

Edinburgh-based bottling and spirits business Young Spirits has launched its first single cask whisky, Uhuru, which is Swahili for freedom. They have partnered with leading conservation charity, Tusk, to support their efforts to protect African wildlife including African elephants, with 10% of

Shopper footfall in Scotland plunged last month decreasing by 39.7% year on year in November, according to the latest data from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC).

The UK new car market again saw a decline last month as registrations in November fell -27.4% year-on-year, or 42,840 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

A mayor who flew off on holiday by private jet urged residents to stay at home – in a video recorded from a beach resort.

Johnston Carmichael has appointed three new office heads to lead its teams in Aberdeen, Inverness and Forfar. As part of the firm’s long term succession plan, audit partner David Wilson will lead the Aberdeen office, business advisory partner Rosalind Catto heads up the firm’s Inverness