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Author: Terry Murden, Editor

More sellers than buyers

Rental reforms forcing landlords out of market

rent property to let
Landlords are selling up in faster numbers following the Scottish Government’s private rental reforms.

King triggers fund raising

Rangers to raise £12.6m in new share issue

Rangers panorama
Rangers have called a general meeting of shareholders to approve a share issue that will raise £12.6 million

Seven figure investment

Thomson’s Inverleith backs hemp based food firm

Ben Thomson
Inverleith, the Edinburgh-based private equity firm chaired by Ben Thomson, has taken a majority stake in a food and drink brand making products from hemp seed.

Findings a 'national shame'

Britain’s top bosses see pay gap rise over employees

Chief executives are paid on average 145 times more than their employees ...

Formal agreement over penalty

Dividend triggered as RBS settles with DoJ

RBS banknote
Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed its intention to pay a dividend after

Staff merging as sales decline

Herald titles facing shake-up as Newsquest orders change

Sunday Herald
The Herald and Sunday Herald editorial teams are poised to merge amid speculation that further change is on the cards at the Newsquest owned titles.

DIY retailer Homebase has announced the closure of 42 stores which puts 1,500 jobs at risk

Restructuring company Hilco, which bought the DIY chain from Australian company Wesfarmers for £1 in May, confirmed it was planning a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA). Homebase has 241 stores andRead More

Recruiter heads south

Dragon-backed hire firm opens London office

Andrew Welsh
Meraki Talent, the Scottish recruitment agency backed by former Dragons' Den panelist James Caan, has opened an office in London

New project unveiled

Leisure park owner expands into St Andrews

Lodge
Stewarts Leisure Parks, owner and operator of three holiday parks in Perthshire and Angus, has announced its most ambitious project yet – a new park in St Andrews. 

Car showrooms sold as Network Rail expands

Car showroom Perth
A former car showroom at St Leonards Bank, Perth has been sold for £950,000 to Network Rail for expansion of the railway station yard.