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About 2.1 million tax credits customers will begin to receive their annual renewal packs this week from HMRC. The packs will be sent between 25 April and 27 May, and customers have until 31 July to check their details are correct and update HMRC if there has been a change in their circumstances.

Stirling-based Emblation, a health tech firm, has launched in Europe’s biggest healthcare market, after striking a partnership deal with a leading German medical device company. Already a success across the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, Emblation is launching its Swift® device – whi

London-based automotive mobile game developer Hutch, has announced the opening of a brand new office in Dundee, within Chroma Developments’ Water’s Edge development.

Employment minister Richard Lochhead has said Scotland is losing out following the launch of the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund which replaces previous EU structural funds. Speaking ahead of a Parliamentary debate today, Mr Lochhead said the UK Government had reneged on its promise to

Strategic real estate advisor Avison Young has acted on behalf of HiH Invest Real Estate UK Ltd to secure flexible workspace provider, Wizu Workspace, a 24,350 sq ft letting at 2 West Regent Street, Glasgow. Avison Young acted alongside its joint agent Douglas Green of G8 Consult.

The tax paid by residential property owners in Scotland has risen by more than a third over the last three years compared to the same pre-pandemic period according to DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that the amount of land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) collected has increased by 36.3% over th

Widespread burnout and lack of flexible work continue to hinder working women’s career progress, according to a new Deloitte Global report.  Deloitte Global conducted a survey of 5,000 women in 10 countries, including 500 working women in the UK, to understand the impact the COVID-19 pand

Business Gateway has helped Tronius, an electric vehicle charging station contractor expand into new manufacturing facilities in Dundee and ensured the growth of its services. Tronius, based in Dundee, is Scotland’s first business dedicated to providing EV charging points. They also provide su

abrdn has invested £75m in a sustainable private placement on behalf of its strategic partner Phoenix Group in The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The long term loan, issued under the School’s Sustainable Finance Framework, will be used for green and social projec

A couple whose "golf-course-view" home was repeatedly struck by golf balls has won nearly £4 million after a court ruled the neighbouring country club should have done more to protect them. As many as 651 golf balls struck the property of Erik and Athina Tenczar, who live next to the 15th hole

Terra Firma Chambers has congratulated stable member Roddy MacLeod on the publication of his book: Contentious Executries: Commissary & Executry Litigation in Scotland. Practice manager Emma Caskie-Potter said: “Roddy has invested a great deal of time in 'Contentious Executries' and we are

Commercial property firm HFD Group has sold 177 Bothwell Street to Spanish investment firm Pontegadea in a deal worth around £215 million, according to reports. The deal arrives just before construction is completed on the 315,000 square foot development, where HFD has pre-let space to te

Edinburgh-based asset manager Circularity Capital has announced the oversubscribed final close of its second fund at €215 million. The Circularity European Growth Fund II is three times larger than Circularity Capital’s debut fund of £60 million, which closed in 2018, and makes it t

Sandy and James Easdale, the brothers who own McGill's Buses, have announced plans for a £20 million development of the former Watt Brothers department store in Glasgow, which they hope to turn into a boutique hotel. The two have lodged plans with Glasgow City Council for the redevelopment of

HSBC has seen its reported profits after tax drop by $1.1 billion to $3.4bn in the first quarter of 2022. The bank's reported profit before tax also plummeted by $1.6bn to $4.2bn. HSBC said that the decrease reflected a net charge for expected credit losses and other credit impairment charges in the