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A Chinese couple staying at a Seoul Airbnb incurred over $1,570 (£1,262) in expenses, including a $116 (£93) water and electricity bill and a $730 (£587) gas bill, after leaving the heating on and taps running for 25 days in retaliation for the host's refusal to cancel their bookin

Ellon-headquartered financial advisory firm, Phil Anderson Financial Services has pledged its support to the Clan ‘Big Hop’ Trail for 2023. As part of the sponsorship, the firm has pledged to sponsor the trail t-shirts and a sculpture, which will be placed as part of the trail in Ellon d

A Highland businessman has been sentenced to 13 months in prison for attempting to defraud an insurance company out of £400,000 by setting fire to his own properties. Michael Maggs, 52, of Beaufort, Culbokie, had been developing three properties at Earlseat Steading, Moyness, near Nairn when f

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build-to-Rent (BtR) homes in Scotland, according to a new report published today by the Scottish Property Federation in association with researchers Rettie & Co.

KPMG has launched its 10th annual search for the UK's most promising tech innovators. The competition, Tech Innovator in the UK 2023, has previously spotlighted companies such as What3Words, SafetoNet, FIDOTech, and 2022 winner HiiROC, who later triumphed in the global final at Web Summit.

Aberdeen-headquartered Wood Group's board has confirmed it is considering Apollo Global Management's fifth acquisition proposal for 240p per share, which was put forward earlier in the month.

Blackwood Homes and Care has appointed finance professional Heather Duncan to the newly created role of director of finance and strategic partnerships. She joined the independent living specialists in 2018 and this will be her third role within the organisation, having previously been finance manage

Lloyds Banking Group and homelessness charity Crisis have joined forces in a new two-year partnership to help tackle the shortage of good quality, affordable homes in Great Britain, which is leaving hundreds of thousands of people trapped in homelessness.

EY has announced plans to cut 3,000 jobs in the United States, primarily in the consulting division, to address overcapacity issues.

A construction worker from Maryland has won the top prize of $100,000 in a crossword scratch-off game.

A 71-year-old fish firm boss, Raymond Esslemont, who dodged £295,599.97 in taxes, has been deemed as too unwell for jail and may serve his punishment by completing woodwork projects from home.

Edinburgh-based marketing tech firm MRM Global has reported 18% year-on-year revenue growth and a 35% team expansion. The company is recruiting further following a recent multi-million-pound investment. MRM Global, which focuses on the hospitality industry, has grown to 67 employees working with 21

Edinburgh-based Redmill Advance has acquired Expert Pensions, a learning & development brand in the UK wealth management and financial planning industry. The acquisition will allow Expert Pensions' clients to benefit from Redmill Advance's digital learning management system (LMS), in-house L&

AMTE Power, a UK-based battery manufacturer, is considering relocating its planned gigafactory from Dundee to the United States due to the Inflation Reduction Act's subsidies.

Sentiment among finance leaders of the UK’s largest firms has improved significantly since the start of the year, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q1 2023. The largest increase in confidence since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout was observed, with a net 25% of CFOs being more optimisti