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Scotland’s employment rate estimate fell over the final quarter of last year to 73.7%, according to the latest official labour market statistics from the Labour Force Survey, published by the Office For National Statistics (ONS) today. From October to December 2020, the unemployment rate estim

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published final guidance clarifying its expectations of firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers. The guidance aims to drive improvements in the way firms treat vulnerable consumers so that they are consistently able to achieve outcomes that

The last of Speyside distillery The Glenrothes’ 50-year-old Single Malt Scotch Whisky has gone under the hammer at an exclusive auction for £39,000.

The value of all new stocks and shares ISA policies opened by savers in Scotland in Q4 2020 fell by -14% on the previous quarter, with only the North East and the East of England registering bigger decreases, according to new data released by Scottish Friendly.

Tax Recovery Services (TRS), a new legal claims company, has launched today to "help those affected by unclaimed tax relief pursue negligent accountants and recover their losses". Manchester-based Tax Recovery Services is the first company of its kind in the UK and will help clients seek redress whe

Glasgow-based tech start-up Frog Systems is poised to announce a set of major new signings after securing more than £500,000 in its latest investment round. The firm led by veteran businessman Nick Kuenssberg and principal investor Sir Rod Aldridge, has secured a host of blue-chip clients for

Trading under ThermaFY, Kelso-based Shock Innovations Ltd is helping hospitals to tackle coronavirus infections after receiving early-stage loan funding from DSL Business Finance Ltd to support the development of its thermal imaging technology. An initial loan from the Scottish Microfinance Fund, wh

The volume of Scottish home sales fell by almost half in January according to an analysis of the latest Scottish Government data by property firm Apropos. The firm found that residential property transactions in Scotland fell by 48% between December and January from 13,570 to 7,050.

A team from Burges Salmon has advised renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. UK on its acquisition of High Constellation Wind Farm from Blue Energy. The proposed wind farm is located on the Kintyre peninsula and, once installed, its 10 turbines will have a capacity of 50MW. Blue Energy

Paisley has been recognised as the UK's top property hotspot, with asking prices in the town soaring by 15% over the past year.

Gillespie Macandrew has advised on the purchase of two Waitrose stores in Glasgow for £23.2 million. The firm’s commercial property specialists advised Wire Oast Limited, an SPV established by Avignon Capital, on the acquisition of the portfolio of two supermarkets in the West Retail Par

Over half of UK companies are planning on hiring more staff in the first quarter of 2021, according to the figures released by CIPD.

A new collaborative workspace is set to open at the Enterprise Centre on Moorfield Group’s Energy & Innovation Parks in Bridge of Don.

Aberdeen-headquartered Inoapps, an award-winning global Oracle Partner, has entered the annual Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 list of companies for the first time on the back of a significant spike in global business over the past two years. The company has been listed in 79th place in th

The University of Edinburgh’s Bayes Centre has selected 32 high-growth companies for this year’s EIE21. Scotland’s premier tech investor conference will see company founders pitch for investment from seed level to over £2 million. EIE, which is run by the Bayes Centre in part