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Scots firms pursuing sale and lease deals

By Scott Wright SCOTTISH companies are increasingly pursuing sale and leaseback deals for their commercial properties to boost balance sheets and fund corporate activity, a property expert has declared. Alison Newton, co-head of real estate at law firm Addleshaw Goddard, hailed the tactic as an “extraordinarily helpful strategic tool in the armoury of businesses”, while also being attractive to investors. Her comments come amid concern over the levels of debt many businesses have been forced to take on during the long spells they have been unable to trade over the course of the pandemic. Ms Newton: “From an investor point of view there is an absolute tonne of money wanting to be invested in real estate, and it is all sorts of money: private equity, private money, overseas money, local money, people who went to cash at a smart time now needing to get back in.

Optimism growing among Scottish businesses | Press and Journal

© Supplied by Fraser of Allander I Fraser of Allander Institute director, Mairi Spowage. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Business sentiment in Scotland is improving as Covid-19 restrictions start to ease and the wider economy re-opens, according to the results of a survey published today. Compared to the last quarter of 2020, firms are more optimistic about their volumes of trade over the next six months, with employment also expected to increase, the latest Addleshaw Goddard Business Monitor found.

Firms more optimistic about next six months, report finds

Firms more optimistic about next six months, report finds 28/04/2021, 12:05 pm The accommodation and hospitality sectors had the lowest sentiment of all sectors in the report (Andrew Milligan/PA) A majority of Scottish firms are feeling more optimistic about their expected volume of business over the next six months, according to a new survey. The latest Addleshaw Goddard Business Monitor report – produced in partnership with the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute – suggests sentiment has improved since the last quarter of 2020 despite challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and trade lost due to Brexit. More than 500 Scottish firms responded to the survey, and 89% said they are confident their chance of survival over the next six months is somewhat or very likely – up from 79% in the previous survey – with 25% expecting a positive year, compared to 8% in the previous quarter.

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