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Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited, in cooperation with the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research, has published statistics for the first quarter of 2017 on the Aberdeen Housing Market. The report is based on a constant quality methodology.

UK government plans to raise the state pension age to 68 from 2037, seven years earlier than planned, will affect more than half a million Scots, it has been revealed. New figures from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) show that 550,902 39 to 47-year-old Scottish men and women, born

Rosie Stewart Thirteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2017. For 13 days Scottish Financial News will be profiling each of the Scottish representatives. Today we profile: Rosie Stewart CA, 31, Finance Manager, Global Alliance for

Jamie Beal Henderson Loggie has expanded its corporate finance team with the appointment of Jamie Beal as senior manager.

Paul Dounis and Adrian Allen of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP have been granted an extension to the deadline for the winding-up of Fife-based Northsouth Communication.

Ferguson also spent time playing in England with Blackburn and, as seen here, with Birmingham City. (Image: Struway) Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson, who received £2.5 million through the now notorious Employee Benefit Trusts (EBT) 'loan' scheme while playing for the Glasgow club, has been ma

Christopher Woolard The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched proposals aimed at making it easier for customers to compare the performances of personal current accounts and business current accounts.

Iain McClune A Perth-based whisky auctioneering website has secured funding from Barclays to drive business growth.

John McHugh The application of VAT has been the source of many a long-running dispute. You only need to munch on a Jaffa Cake to be reminded of the “is it a cake or a biscuit?” saga. Recently, it was the turn of the great British caravan summer holiday to be in the spotlight, writes John McHugh,

Chris Harte Morton Fraser has consolidated its recent growth with a year of increased annual billings, major investment in IT and some key hires. The firm made profits of £7 million, the same as last year and has increased revenues by 2.5 percent year-on-year, and by 46 percent in the last four yea

Iain Walker One of Glasgow’s most established family-run timber and builders’ merchants has announced the completion of a management buy-out (MBO) with assistance from Scottish accountancy firm, French Duncan.

One out of every three property valuations in the UK came from owner occupiers or landlords remortgaging in June, according to the latest research from Connells Survey & Valuation.

Revenue Scotland has released data today showing that commercial revenue from the Scottish Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) fell 31 per cent in June compared to the same month in 2016.

Natalie Jackson Thirteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2017.

James Watt (Image: Twitter) One half of the founding duo of Scottish craft beer giant Brewdog has been named as the headline speaker at a start-up event that returns to Edinburgh in November.