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Assetz Capital, a lender in the SME commercial property and residential development sector, has completed a £5 million commercial mortgage to refinance the ibis Styles hotel in Glasgow. David Hehir, the relationship director at Assetz Capital who led the deal, said: "I was delighted to be able

Johnston Carmichael has welcomed a temporary recruit to its Tayside team – a Hairy Highland coo. The sculpture is part of the Hairy Highland coo trail, a new art installation located across Perth and Kinross, which launched today (June 28).

Two local mothers have turned their shared passion for gin and the Highlands into a successful craft gin business in just eight months. Catriona and Cara first launched Bealach Gin in October 2023. The pair met at a local mother and toddler group and soon became firm friends, realising that the

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has come under fire for spending nearly £90,000 on a "brand refresh", a move criticised by City figures as a "total waste of money".

Global provider of testing, inspection, and certification Element Materials Technology has expanded its presence in Edinburgh with its new European global business services centre (GBS), more than doubling its previous space. Over 200 colleagues and guests joined yesterday's launch celebration, led

Edinburgh-headquartered payment orchestration platform BR-DGE has partnered with open banking fintech Trustly. This integration will give BR-DGE's customers access to Trustly's global capabilities, which processed $58 billion (around £46bn) in transactions in 2023.

Scotland's economic growth came to a halt in April 2024, with onshore GDP remaining flat at 0%, according to the chief statistician.

A manager who embezzled just over £40,000 from vulnerable residents at a social care charity has been imprisoned for 12 months. Violet Connor, 67, of Glenrothes, stole money from the bank accounts of Sense Scotland users over a three-year period.

Employment remains a key concern for businesses as firms report improving business conditions across all other measures, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor (SBM) report. Overall, while there is a mixed sentiment among responding businesses, there seems to be a modera

MSPs have backed a range of technical updates to the short-term lets licensing scheme in response to engagement with accommodation operators.

Edinburgh-based biotech firm OGI Bio has beaten off competition from nine local tech startups to be crowned Scotland's Tech Innovator 2024 in KPMG's UK-wide competition. The microbiology and biotech firm was one of nearly 400 businesses that applied to the UK competition. They were then selecte

Students in Glasgow could be faced with paying close to £5,000 more for accommodation than their counterparts in Aberdeen in the next academic year, according to real estate advisor CBRE. The firm analysed the purpose-built student accommodation sector (PBSA) in the UK’s 30 major univers

Handelsbanken has grown its corporate management team in Edinburgh with the appointment of seasoned banking professional Brian Gorey to its West End branch. Originally from Co. Kilkenny in Ireland, Mr Gorey brings to the role over two decades of experience in the sector having moved to Scotland

Elvis Presley's blue suede shoes are expected to sell at an upcoming auction for £120,000.

A Tasmanian art museum has relocated Pablo Picasso artworks to a women's toilet after being ordered to open its women-only Ladies Lounge to all visitors.