News In Focus

9 July 2007

Fee income increase for Morton Fraser

A new London office, a profit rise of 15% and more than £1 million in fee income at the Glasgow office - 2006 was a good year for Morton Fraser, according to its chairman Bruce Wood.

The fee income figure increase is the first time the firm's Glasgow office has reached the £1 million mark and Morton Fraser will now be adding to its corporate and commercial property teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Last year's turnover rose by 11.6% and profit by 15%.

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