Karen Day
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New plans put forward for Royal High School
Duddingston House Properties and Urbanist Group, whose initial proposal to convert Edinburgh’s Royal High School into a hotel was rejected last year, have put forward new plans.
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Famous Brands buys Gourmet Burger Kitchen
Famous Brands has agreed a £120m deal to buy Gourmet Burger Kitchen from Yellowwoods.
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Manufacturing PMI at 10-month high
The Markit/Cips manufacturing purchasing managers’ index jumped to a 10-month high of 53.3 in August.
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Hays’ profit rises 11%
Hays reported an 11% rise in annual profit and a 6% increase in net fees, boosted by hiring activity in Europe and the US.
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House prices up 0.6%
The average price of a home rose by 0.6% on the month in August, reaching £206,145, figures from Nationwide show.
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Anxiety over housing highest since 1974
More people were concerned about housing in August than at any time since October 1974, according to Ipsos Mori’s issues index.
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Investors look to Scotland for property bargains
Overseas investors are looking to Scotland for land and property bargains in the wake of the Brexit vote.
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Super rich usurping old money in prime London areas
Super-rich foreign buyers are pushing London’s traditional elite out of prime areas such as Chelsea, Hampstead and Mayfair, according to new research.
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Gym Group records first pretax profit
The Gym Group swung to its first pretax profit in the six months ended June, at £3.4m.
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Shares in Grafton fall on slowdown warning
Shares in Grafton Group fell after the builders’ merchant warned that business had slowed both before and after the referendum.
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Elliott Capital lifts Poundland stake
US hedge fund Elliott Capital has increased its holding in Poundland to 22.7%.
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Loss narrows at HSS Hire
HSS Hire is well-positioned for expansion, the tool and equipment hire company said.