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The Open Championship Hospitality Programme joins the Chamber!

As you may be aware The Open, golf’s original Major, returns to the “Home of Golf” for the 144th edition of the Championship in 2015.  St Andrews, Scotland, will host one of largest sporting events in the world and you have the chance to experience the very best in sporting…

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Discount For Chamber Members at Edinburgh Showcase Dinner

As you may have already heard, Saturday 20th September is the date for this year’s Strictly Come Prancing – Edinburgh, in aid of Aberlour; our vital work in Edinburgh is a cause we are grateful to have such varied corporate support in developing. This is the third year that we’ve…

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Gillespie Macandrew Strengthens Private Client Team

Legal firm Gillespie Macandrew has recruited three specialists to join its expanding Private Client team. Agnes Mallon has been appointed as Legal Director and brings a wide range of legal expertise. Agnes will focus on trusts and tax planning for individuals and use specialist skills to advise on contentious and…

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Last Chance to Register for ecoConnect’s District Heating Expert-led forum

Heating (and cooling) makes up around 50% of Scotland’s overall energy demand.  District heating systems present significant opportunities for organisations to enhance their business sustainability by reducing their heating costs and generating income under the RHI. The systems also present valuable opportunities for landlords to deliver affordable warmth to tenants…

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Edinburgh Property Rental Market Set For Pensions Reform Boost

With the UK Government’s proposed pensions reforms due to allow individuals aged 55 and above to take all their pension pot as a cash lump sum from April 2015, Edinburgh lettings agency Click-let is predicting a rise in the number of Edinburgh residents considering investment in rental property and becoming…

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Cullen Property Growth Generates Additional £1m+ In Rentals 

Team strengthened to meet demand  Edinburgh property investment and lettings specialist Cullen Property has made three new appointments following significant growth in the number of properties being managed.  The last nine months has seen an increase of £1m+ in the overall rental income of its managed portfolio. Steve Coyle, Cullen…

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Markets As We See Them

Shifting Sands Investor enthusiasm is an enduring hallmark of the last several years amid low volatility and high investor confidence. Despite a cascade of unsettling geopolitical developments, investors and the markets in which they operate have dutifully soldiered on. Whether it’s the S&P 500 Index achieving a new high when…

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Scottish Uplands Beattock Country Park Goes On The Market

September 1, 2014 – Specialist parks agents, Colliers International, has been instructed by administrators, Kirstie Provan and Paul Dounis of Begbies Traynor, to dispose of Beattock Country Park in Dumfries and Galloway. The freehold property is for sale, with Colliers International seeking offers over £1.5 million. The holiday park extends…

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SCLF Event To Offer Insight Into Online Retail Challenges

Maclay Murray & Spens’ (MMS) Catriona Munro is set to chair the next Scottish Competition Law Forum (SCLF) event, which takes place on 11 September. With online taking a rapidly growing slice of all retail sales, the session will explore some of the different issues facing online and ‘bricks and…

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BCC Economic Forecast: 2014 Growth To Reach Seven Year High With Slowdown To Follow

BCC upgrades 2014 GDP growth forecast from 3.1% to 3.2% – the highest growth rate since 2007 Growth forecast for 2015 upgraded from 2.7% to 2.8%, but remains unchanged for 2016 at 2.5% First increase in official interest rates to 0.75% expected in Q1 2015 GDP growth will continue at…

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