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A plot of land which once formed part of the former Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in Greenock is being proposed as a new £15 million 46-home private housing development by Sandy and James Easdale, the owners of Easdale Investment Group.

The tenants of a farm in Inverness have been granted a decree ordering the liquidator of the owner company to conclude missives for the sale of the land to them under statutory right to buy provisions. Amanda and Deanna Urquhart argued that they had a right under the Agricultural Holdings (Scotland)

Consumer confidence has fallen for the forth consecutive quarter, reveals Deloitte. The rising cost of living has forced UK consumer confidence to a record low of -19% in Q2 2022, according to Deloitte’s latest Consumer Tracker, as rising inflation and subsequent price increases tighten the sq

Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has announced OTG Ltd as the latest company to locate to the business park. MSIP, a joint venture between Michelin, Dundee City Council and Scottish Enterprise, a new initiative in Dundee for sustainable mobility and decarbonisation, which aims to drive growt

A passenger on a flight from Indonesia to Australia has been fined $1,874 after a police dog sniffed out two McMuffins and a ham croissant in his possession. The passenger failed to declare the McDonald’s breakfast order before arriving at Darwin Airport in Australia's Northern Territory.

Macdonald Henderson is pleased to have advised N4 Investments on its investment in Opulus Financial.

Proposals for an expanded whisky storage and warehousing development in Glenrothes are set to go out for public consultation.

UK house prices have continued to grow in July reaching annual growth of 11% in spite of lower affordability amid rising inflation and growing interest rates.

Clydesdale bank owner Virgin Money UK PLC's Q3 results have revealed a 45% increase in account sales keeping profitability strong. The bank saw roughly 45,000 digital personal and business current accounts opened in Q3, as well as 160,000 new credit cards opened. This follows a record 175,000 new cr

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a consultation on its draft proposals for how the new regulator, the Audit, reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA), should be funded.This follows the Government Response to its consultation on Restoring Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance, wh

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised stronger rules to help tackle misleading adverts that encourage investing in high-risk products.

Ken Pattullo and Kenny Craig of Begbies Traynor have been appointed as joint liquidators of homecare business Assist Homecare Scotland Ltd. Mr Patullo and Mr Craig were appointed on July 29.

Scotland’s prime house market is continuing to see record levels of demand, including for million pound properties, as well as higher price growth than anywhere else in the UK. However, there are signs that the market is beginning to steady due to economic headwinds, according to Savills lates

The number of personal insolvencies seen across Scotland rose by 11.2% during the first six months of 2022. Amid spiralling inflation and rising interest rates, fuel and energy costs continue to put households under pressure leading to an increase in personal insolvencies.

The rate of credit card borrowing has reached 12.5%, the highest annual growth rate since 2005.  Figures in the Bank of England's Money and Credit June 2022 report show that individuals borrowed an additional £1.8 billion in consumer credit in June, on net, following £0.9 billi