Edinburgh

UK Government office deal sparks £6.5m payout to tax haven firm

Jamie Mann, Ally Tibbitt on July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

The property deal behind the construction of the new UK Government Edinburgh office hub generated a £6.5m dividend payout to a tax haven firm.

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Charlotte Square to Quartermile: Scotland’s tax haven district

Jamie Mann, Ally Tibbitt on June 25, 2020June 29, 2020

Tax haven firms are buying up large swathes of the capital, with many of Edinburgh’s most iconic buildings now owned offshore, The Ferret can reveal.

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Revealed: Scottish property worth billions owned by tax haven firms

Joe Lo on June 21, 2020June 24, 2020

Registers of Scotland data shows 3,237 Scottish properties were owned by companies based outside of the UK in 2019.

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Housing and homelessness, Society

Covid-19 planning laws ‘captured’ by property developers

Ally Tibbitt on May 1, 2020May 4, 2020

Rule changes during the Covid-19 pandemic favour property developers and risk shutting the public out from the planning system, say Scottish civic groups.

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Scottish cities see ‘much larger’ Covid-19 lockdown effects

Ally Tibbitt on April 13, 2020April 14, 2020

Experts say that data harvested from people’s mobile phones show that city centre activity across Scotland has declined by around a third since strict rules on movement were introduced to manage the Covid-19 outbreak.

Finance, Health

PFI firms promote coronavirus donations but refuse NHS fee cut

Ally Tibbitt on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Private finance firms profiting from Scottish hospitals have drawn criticism for seeking positive publicity for their response to the coronavirus epidemic in Europe whilst refusing to drop their charges in Scotland.

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Health

Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown

Joe Lo on March 31, 2020April 1, 2020

Airbnb hosts across Scotland are facing police and council action for welcoming guests despite a government ban aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19.

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Society

Metal festival accused of neo-Nazi links moves to Edinburgh

Billy Briggs on March 27, 2020March 28, 2020

A black metal music festival whose line-up includes bands accused of promoting neo-Nazism is now due to take place near Edinburgh after a Glasgow venue cancelled its booking.

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Society, Politics

Rural areas worst hit by post office closures in Scotland

Joe Lo on February 9, 2020February 10, 2020

Rural areas in the west of Scotland have been badly hit by post office closures in the last ten years, according to Post Office data obtained by The Ferret.

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Edinburgh

Finance

UK Government office deal sparks £6.5m payout to tax haven firm

Finance

Charlotte Square to Quartermile: Scotland’s tax haven district

Finance

Revealed: Scottish property worth billions owned by tax haven firms

Housing and homelessness, Society

Covid-19 planning laws ‘captured’ by property developers

Employment, Health, Society

Scottish cities see ‘much larger’ Covid-19 lockdown effects

Finance, Health

PFI firms promote coronavirus donations but refuse NHS fee cut

Health

Airbnb hosts in Scotland defy coronavirus lockdown

Society

Metal festival accused of neo-Nazi links moves to Edinburgh

Society, Politics

Rural areas worst hit by post office closures in Scotland

Scottish Land Fund spent millions on publicly owned buildings

UK Government office deal sparks £6.5m payout to tax haven firm

UK government branded “disgraceful” after resuming arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Scottish care homes owned by the Chinese state in tax havens