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Day: 29 January 2021

Exclusive: Housing dilemma

Sunak stamp duty call may force Forbes into u-turn

Kate Forbes delivering Scottish budget
Kate Forbes: plans to end LBTT relief Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes could be forced into another u-turn if the Chancellor extends the relief on stamp duty to help theRead More

Real estate report

Property deals expected to pick up in second half

Elliot Cassels: ‘genuine optimism’ Property investment is expected to pick up following the Brexit deal and the roll-out of Covid vaccinations, says a new report. Volumes in Scotland totalled £1.3Read More

Court sentencing

Cameron House Hotel fined £500,000 for fatal fire

Cameron House
The fire caused extensive damage The owners of Cameron House Hotel at Loch Lomond were today fined £500,000 for serious safety breaches that led to the fatal fire in DecemberRead More

Housing

Cruden Group unveils double HR hire

Joanne Hadwin and Laura Davidson
Joanne Hadwin and Laura Davidson The Cruden Group has made two appointments to strengthen its human resources function across the business. Joanne Hadwin has been appointed group head of HRRead More

Parkhead change

Lawwell quits as Celtic CEO, replaced by SRU’s McKay

Peter Lawwell
Peter Lawwell: leaving in June (pic: SNS Group) Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell has resigned and will be replaced by Dominic McKay from the Scottish Rugby Union. The board confirmedRead More

Daily Business Live

Marston’s bid approach; Boohoo confirms Arcadia talks

REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 4.30pm: Nervous week ends lower At the end of nervy week for traders, the FTSE 100 closed agt 6,407.46, down 118.69 points (1.82%). 2pm: Cameron House HotelRead More

Government support

20-year loans to help prop up Premiership clubs

Rangers v Aberdeen
Clubs are coping without attendance money (pic: SNS Group) Scottish Premiership clubs are to be offered interest-free loans from the government to help them through the Covid-pandemic. The Scottish FootballRead More

Stark new data

One in seven Scots shops now stands empty

empty shops in Glasgow
Shop vacancies are rising (pic: Terry Murden) One in seven shops in Scotland now stands empty as the crisis in the retail sector shows no sign of easing. The worstRead More