The average price of a property in Scotland hit a record £200,000 in August 2024, a 5.4 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the latest UK House Price Index data.
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A new report has revealed how significant challenges, including skills shortages and an ageing population, pose a risk to Scotland’s economy. The Skills for Today and Tomorrow thought leadership report conducted by the Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) on behalf of international law firm CMS,
Over £186 million has been spent on the four public inquiries currently underway in Scotland. Data obtained by the BBC reveals that £150.4 million has been spent on running costs, while public bodies have spent £36.4 million in order to participate.
Scottish house prices saw a 4.3 per cent year-on-year increase in June 2024, reaching an average of £192,000, and outpacing the UK average growth, according to Registers of Scotland. As compared with the previous month, house prices in Scotland were unchanged on a non-seasonally adjusted basis
BTO Solicitors' Caroline Carr and Laura Salmond are to serve as Scotland’s primary ambassadors for the Mackrell International legal network.
Homeowners in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders are not aware of the full extent of the Scottish government’s expectations when it comes to the proposed net-zero targets for owner-occupied properties, according to ESPC. The research indicates that the Scottish government needs to g
Copyright of Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans Leading forensic officers are delving into a famous ‘murder’ from more than 100 years ago, in the return of a true crime podcast from the University of Dundee.
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has published a report on the benefits of price transparency and clear costs. The report outlines what the SLCC sees in complaints relating to pricing and fees, what the relevant rules and guidance say, and what firms in Scotland are doing to make
The average price of a property in Scotland in December 2023 reached £190,000, a 3.3 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the latest figures from the UK HPI.
A new report from a cross-party committee of MSPs has shown how Scottish government plans to try and control the way the legal profession operates were wrong and risked undermining the rule of law, the Law Society has said. The news comes as this week the SNP's John Swinney took lawyers because they
Following a decrease in housing demand and supply in June, Scottish house prices are forecasted to remain largely stable over the next quarter, according to the recent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. The survey, which collates the views of property experts,
Gareth Tenner and Melanie Martin from Denton's Edinburgh and Glasgow offices are among 13 new partners in the firm's largest ever round of promotions in the UK, Ireland and Middle East region. In the past 12 months, the firm has welcomed 14 partner hires, to reach a total of 27 new partners for the
A former employee of the Scottish government has had her claim of harassment and victimisation on account of her race based on deliberate underpayment and unfair treatment dismissed by the Employment Tribunal. Claimant J Adegun, who was ethnically black, sought to establish that the Scottish Ministe
Scotland’s mid-market businesses attracted a record amount of private equity during 2022, despite investment dipping across the rest of the UK, according to new analysis by KPMG UK. Over the course of the year 51 deals involving Scottish firms were completed, worth £3.5bn, reflecting a y
The number of fraud cases over £100,000 being heard in Scottish courts rose significantly last year, according to KPMG UK’s latest bi-annual Fraud Barometer. A total of 24 cases totalling £17.4m reached Scottish courts in 2022, compared to 2021, when 16 cases worth £5.9m came
