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Day: 7 January 2020

HMRC reforms

Campaigners welcome review of IR35 contractor rules

Mike Cherry
Mike Cherry: ‘important review’ A promised review of a controversial off-payroll tax scheme has been confirmed, giving contractors fresh hope that changes will be introduced. However, questions have been askedRead More

Refurbishment planned

Edinburgh Holiday Inn sold to expanding Atlas Hotels

Holiday Inn
Upgrade: the hotel will be refurbished (pic: Holiday Inn) Atlas Hotels has acquired the 101-bed Holiday Inn Edinburgh City West Hotel which will be converted to a Holiday Inn Express.Read More

Property

Urban Union strengthens team with project manager

Calum Bruce
Regeneration firm Urban Union has strengthened its team with the appointment of a project manager. Based in the firm’s head office in Glasgow, Calum Bruce will be responsible for UrbanRead More

Chartered surveying

DM Hall elects Gordon as firm’s senior partner

Alan-Gordon-and-Eric-Curran
Alan Gordon and managing partner Eric Curran The partners of DM Hall, the Scottish firm of chartered surveyors, have elected Glasgow-based Alan Gordon, formerly the firm’s principal commercial partner, toRead More

Property

Property dinner sponsors serve up gender support

Samantha McCabe
Samantha McCabe, chairman of Women in Property Central Scotland, says she is particularly delighted with the support of sponsors for this year’s annual dinner as it helps endorse the group’sRead More

SNH director hired

Halfhide takes interim role at South of Scotland Enterprise

Nick Halfhide
Nick Halfhide: listening (pic: Scottish Natural Heritage) An interim chief executive has been appointed to the new agency which is regenerating the south of Scotland’s economy. Nick Halfhide,  director ofRead More

Oil deals

Premier in $871 million swoop on North Sea assets

Tony Durrant: deals in line with stated strategy Premier Oil has unveiled three acquisitions in the North Sea worth $871m as it seeks to consolidate assets in the region. ItRead More

Companies round-up

Aston Martin; Rolls-Royce; Morrisons; UBS

Aston Martin DB11
Aston Martin: disappointing year Luxury car manufacturer Aston Martin Lagonda said the challenging trading conditions highlighted in November continued through the peak delivery period of December resulting in lower sales,Read More

Date for statement

Javid sets tough test for Mackay with 11 March Budget

Sajid Javid
First statement: Sajid Javid Chancellor Sajid Javid will hold his first Budget on 11 March when he will lay the foundations of the Tories’ ‘union dividend’ with a pledge toRead More

Markets

Stocks rally, oil slips as investors re-assess Iran risk

crowds at Iran funeral
Tens of thousands gathered for the funeral of Qasem Soleimani in Tehran Brent crude fell and stock markets rallied as investors re-assessed the level of risk over the Iran crisis.Read More