Covid-19

ESPC has studied some of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the property market, looking at how the market and agents have adapted to the current circumstances and what the future may hold.

Gordon Deane, a partner with legal firm Balfour+Manson, discusses the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) guidance on temporary consumer protection in the face of the current coronavirus crisis. The Financial Conduct Authority has implemented temporary measures to offer support to consumers imp

Results from the third British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker have revealed that the majority of businesses responding to the survey have now furloughed a proportion of their workforce, and are awaiting funds from the government’s Job Retention Scheme to enable

Business optimism across the UK fell by its largest-ever margin in March, thanks to the current coronavirus crisis, according to figures from the latest BDO Business Trends report.

The Scottish Government has announced a £3 million support package for the Scottish aquaculture sector to help businesses threatened by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

British high street retailers Oasis and Warehouse are expected to appoint Deloitte as administrator this week. The move would put 2,300 jobs at risk for the staff who work at the 90 stores operated by the two firms across the UK.

A Swiss private bank has increased its multi-million-pound bet on Irn Bru maker AG Barr to fail during the current coronavirus crisis.

Scottish businesses, operating chains of shops, pubs, restaurants and hotels, have called on the Scottish Government to match the funding provided by the UK Government to aid struggling firms amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has been collaborating with the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) to deliver a series of webinars aimed at helping businesses to mitigate the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As supporters of the SBRC, AAB has been providing input to t

Fife Council is to make its first payments to businesses in receipt of Small Business Bonus Relief, Rural Relief and those eligible firms in the hospitality, retail and leisure sectors, with almost £8 million of support to be paid from this week. 

More than £4.9 million of funding has been paid to date to Scottish Borders firms from the Scottish Government’s Coronavirus Business Support Fund, helping a total of 438 businesses. A dedicated team of staff continue to work through all applications received by Scottish Borders Council&

A £30 million pledge to support Scottish charities through the coronavirus crisis is welcome but will not tackle the immediate cash flow problems leaving many in a fight for survival, lawyers have warned. Alastair Keatinge and David Dunsire from Lindsays are advising a string of

The Scottish Government has announced new measures to protect business tenants during the current coronavirus pandemic, with the notice period for commercial leases extended from 14 days to 14 weeks. The notice period before a commercial lease can be terminated for non-payment of rent has been exten

Lenders have provided over 1.2 million mortgage payment holidays to households whose finances have been impacted by COVID-19, UK Finance has revealed.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is warning people to be on their guard against scammers looking to cash in on the financial hardship that coronavirus is causing for many families and firms. Fraudsters could offer bogus insurance products and high-risk investment and pension products. Attem