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Scottish housing developer McKernan Homes is positioning itself for a greener future thanks to a £1.5 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.  A development loan and funding was provided as part of the Clean Growth Funding Initiative (CGFI), through which firms can access discounte

Scottish property prices are continuing to rise year on year as the average selling price from August to October Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders rose by 7.9% to reach £270,983. 

The UK’s largest independent builder’s merchant MKM Building Supplies is extending its geographic coverage in Scotland through the acquisition of Dumfries-based DTC Merchants Limited.

Scottish businesses are facing a wave of compensation claims following a sharp rise in Employment Tribunal applications during the COVID-19 pandemic. New figures show that more than 800 single tribunal claims were lodged in Scotland between April and June – up 21% on the same period last year

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called for stability and support for businesses in its submission to the Scottish Government ahead of this year’s Scottish Budget.  In the submission, sent to finance secretary Kate Forbes MSP last week the SRC praised government support thus far d

A round-up of business news from across Scotland featuring: Infix's trial phase with NHS Lanarkshire, Heriot-Watt University's multi-million-pound robot trust project, Gordon & MacPhail's third commemorative whisky and the return of CR Smith's apprentices.

UK manufacturing activity dropped to a three-month low in October signalling a challenging start to the fourth quarter of this year as new COVID-19 restrictions come into force. 

BrewDog has announced that it will be hiding 24 karat gold cans of Punk IPA in 12 packs throughout November. In a Tweet, co-founder James Watt confirmed that the Willy Wonka style event will take place this month.

Kevin Ellis, the chairman of PWC has warned that auditors will find it “harder than ever” to determine whether companies can continue to trade and that their accounts are free from fraud or errors as tougher COVID-19 restrictions come into force this winter. Mr Ellis, who has headed PWC

Edinburgh-based R&D tax credit specialist Amplifi Solutions has appointed Roger Daynes as its new regional manager for Scotland. Bringing experience from an international career in technology, sales, marketing and growth, Mr Daynes has worked in leadership teams at organisations including AEGON,

Alan McIntosh, a money advisor, discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on the personal finances of Scots. 

More Scottish companies are expected to sell and lease back their premises as they explore alternative ways of raising capital and strengthening their balance sheets, according to analysis from Knight Frank. The firm found that £1.05 billion has been raised by companies selling and leasing bac

Par Equity, the venture capitalist, is extending its investor network by setting up a regional network in Aberdeen.  Chaired by Hugh Little, who for many years ran Aberdeen Asset Management’s private equity business, the network will be seeking to identify new investors, and to invest in

Payday loan firms and doorstep lenders are cashing in on the coronavirus pandemic as they issue families struggling financially with loans at interest rates of up to 1,700%.

Simon Poole, co-founder of the North Berwick-based employee-owned business Jerba Campervans, discusses why the employee ownership model should be considered as a viable option in a post-COVID world. In times of true crisis, we see widely accepted norms crumble.