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A plan to impose taxes on holiday let landlords is backed by 84 per cent of Scots, according to a new YouGov poll, with 63 per cent of these people saying that “all” or “most” of this money should be ring-fenced to improve local housing.

Murray Capital Group, the family investment vehicle chaired by former Rangers Football Club owner Sir David Murray, is set to sell a prestigious Edinburgh office building for close to £54 million, according to reports. The Edinburgh-based group is poised to complete the sale of Exchange Plaza

Stuart Clubb, a partner at law firm Shoosmiths highlights the significance of a recent decision of the Inner House of the Court of Session regarding the insolvency of Scottish companies carrying out business in India.  

A majority of Scots agree that empty homes lead to a reduction in the amount of available housing and believe private owners of empty homes should be pressured to bring them back into use, according to new opinion polling. Research carried out by YouGov for the Scottish Empty Homes Pa

Credit card giant Capital One has revealed that the personal details of about 106 million of its customers across the US and Canada were stolen in a hacking assault believed to be one of the largest in banking history.

The latest research from global real estate consultancy CBRE shows that recovery of the industrial sector in Aberdeen is continuing following on from a record number of transactions last year. The performance of the Aberdeen industrial property sector is inextricably linked to the oil sector and las

Craig Villa Guest House in Argyll is under new ownership, thanks to a six-figure funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland. The popular guest house was purchased by husband and wife team and first-time business owners Ewan and Taryn Diven in March. Craig Villa Guest House has been a long-stan

Buying a house as a couple shows a lot of commitment, both romantic and financial, and for some this can be daunting. Just ask the people of Cardiff, who, according to new research, wait the longest before buying property with their partner.

A collective action under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 will be filed today in the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) by Scott+Scott Europe LLP against five banks who illegally manipulated the foreign exchange (FX) market between 2007 and 2013. The representative of the claimant group, 

Businesses in Scotland are once again seeing escalating instances of advanced or ‘critical’ distress’ with levels here rising more than in almost any other part of the UK in the second quarter of 2019 when compared with the same period the previous year. The growing financial distr

Accountancy firm Grant Thornton has informed the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) that it will quit as auditors of the controversial businessman Mike Ashley's sports chain after the business revealed a £616m tax bill from Belgian authorities just hours before it was due to sign off its accoun

The pound has continued to fall on currency markets as the UK government continues to insist Britain is prepared to leave the EU without a deal.

A homeowner who was unable to maintain his monthly mortgage payments has successfully challenged his lender’s bid to repossess the property after appealing against a sheriff’s decision that the bank had validly served a calling-up notice. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that a &

Edinburgh-headquartered fintech firm FNZ has made a significant expansion into Australia after announcing an agreed takeover of fellow financial software company GBST. The deal values GBST at £152m - more than twice the average share price in the month to 11 April when it receiv

Edinburgh tech business Neatebox has raised more than £180,000 from investors as it continues to capitalise on the huge market for its Welcome app, which gives businesses and venues advance notice of customers' disability requirements.