Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
The first minister has been criticised online for staying with Mandelson on a trip to the US last year. We looked at the truth behind the claims.
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Hundreds of foreign property owners stay secret despite new rules
A “loophole” in new legislation means more than half of the offshore entities which own hundreds of Scottish properties including
Why does who owns Scottish land and property really matter?
This week we are revealing some of the previously unknown individuals, corporations and global governments who own land and property
How we revealed Scotland’s Secret Owners
In 2020, The Ferret calculated that nearly £2.8bn worth of Scottish property was owned by companies based in tax
Scots salmon boss accused of spying is key player in plan for ‘UK’s largest fish farm’
A former Scottish salmon farming boss accused of spying on a key critic of the industry is among the directors
Only 3 out of 631 new Scottish limited partnerships formed by residents of Scotland
An analysis of all 631 Scottish companies that use opaque financial structures has revealed that only three were formed by
Director of care home paid £2.27m
A director of a care home firm in Scotland — which is owned in a tax haven and pays some of
Scots property investor Lopatinsky denies links to Russian security agencies
A British property tycoon with Scottish businesses has denied links to Russia’s security agencies after opposition parties called for
Whisky firm’s Russian backers had links to Russia’s government
Russian businessmen who have agreed to resign as directors of a Scots whisky firm have links to Russia’s government
Think tank calls for more transparency from Scots charities
There should be a publicly searchable register of charity trustees to bring them into line with company directors, says a
Revealed: the Edinburgh offices linked to secretive Scottish Limited Partnerships
Two Edinburgh addresses are cited as the official headquarters for businesses that use opaque financial structures linked to alleged money
Windfall: one third of Scotland’s biggest wind farms linked to tax havens
Nearly a third of Scotland’s biggest wind farms have owners with links to offshore tax havens in the Cayman
Loopholes let MSPs declare ‘arbitrary’ share values
A Conservative MSP is exploiting a loophole in parliamentary rules to avoid declaring the value of her stake in a