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One and two bedroom flats in Edinburgh’s first time buyer hot spots are being snapped up quickly and selling in greater volumes than any other type of property in east central Scotland, according to the latest house price report from estate agent ESPC.

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Left to right: Nikola Piper, Joanna Blair (Flower Power), Richard Barron (Chairman of The Merchant Company Initiative Prize), Louis Moore, Pat Denzler (Master of The Merchant Company), Logan Ross, Meg Wishart, Alex Park, Katie Chapman and David Martin (Project Magale) A young entrepreneur aged fourt

Richard Theo Insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopriggs has announced an agreement to acquire a majority shareholding in Wealthify, a low cost, 'robo' investment service.

Apprentices at Aberdeen Standard Investments have taken part in a novel hen-terprise - to provide a comfortable new home for battery hens as they enter their retirement.

A plasterer from Edinburgh who faced up to a year in jail in the United Arab Emirates for allegedly possessing a counterfeit £20 note is due to fly home after having his passport returned.

David Cameron A Scottish accountancy firm has reached the final stages of national accountancy awards for its commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

British Airways is to expand its Inverness – Heathrow service from seven to ten flights a week from March next year.

Ed O’Connell Demand for highly-skilled professionals means those in the accounting and finance and administration sector are set to experience significant starting salary increases in Scotland.

Ken McEwan Ken McEwan, chief executive of Edinburgh-based estate agency, McEwan Fraser Legal says we all face having to pick-up the tab for what he has condemned as the Scottish Government’s "botched" Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) as he appeals for urgent reform.

Mark Sismey-Durrant The economic contribution of small and medium-sized businesses in Scotland’s two largest cities is set to hit a combined £11 billion by 2025.

Shares in Standard Life Aberdeen have slipped after the recently formed firm announced plans to issue subordinated debt.

Jennifer Adams Scottish commercial law firm Burness Paull has strengthened its pensions team with the appointment of Jennifer Adams as a consultant.

Today saw more worrying news from the car industry as the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that new UK car registrations fell 9.3 per cent year-on-year during the key month of September, with both consumers and fleet buyers cutting back markedly.

Euan McLeod from Johnston Carmichael presents the firm's gift to Paul Hastie from The Circle Dundee Dundee-based community hub The Circle received a digital boost this week with a donation of 50 laptops from accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael.