Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning.
£1.6m Victorian country mansion near Balmoral for sale
A dream Victorian mansion near Balmoral Castle has gone on the market for offers over £1.6million.
Craigendinnie is nestled on a 70 acre wooded site in Aboyne, Royal Deeside, and even has its own loch.
The 11-bedroom property dates back to 1884 and has not been available to the market for over 40 years.
Estate agent Savills told the P&J that the chance to purchase the imposing home as “a once in a generation opportunity”.
Scottish university strikes start again as new term begins
Lecturers and other staff are beginning strike action at five Scottish universities.
The latest strikes are timed to coincide with the start of the new academic term, according to the BBC.
The action by the University and College Union (UCU) is part of a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions.
This week's strikes will take place at Aberdeen, Stirling, Dundee, Glasgow and Strathclyde universities.
CBI issues emergency cash call
The embattled CBI is racing to raise £3million from its remaining members within days after an exodus left the lobby group staving off potential collapse.
A number of high profile companies, including Aviva, NatWest and Virgin Media resigned or put their membership on hold following allegations of misbehaviour by CBI staff.
Ahead of its annual meeting next week it is asking members to provide funds, according to The Times, while it explores a merger with MakeUK, the lobby group for the manufacturing sector.
Labour will seek re-write of Brexit deal, Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer has said he will seek a "much better" Brexit deal with the EU if Labour wins the next general election.
The opposition leader told the Financial Times that the current deal, which is due for review in 2025, is "too thin".
Sir Keir was speaking at a conference of centre-left leaders in Montreal, Canada.
But he ruled out re-joining the customs union, the single market or the EU.
Officials discussed raising Johnson concerns to Queen
Senior government officials spoke to Buckingham Palace at the height of the pandemic to express their concern about Boris Johnson's conduct in office, the BBC has been told.
Officials even discussed suggesting to the Queen she raise the concerns with Mr Johnson during private audiences.
The revelation comes in episode two of the BBC documentary series, Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos.
It explores the turmoil in Westminster and Whitehall over four years.
Scottish homes sell the quickest in all of UK
Homes in Scotland are selling more quickly than anywhere else in the UK and have shown the highest year-on-year price growth, according to research to be published on Monday.
Strong demand in hotspots such as Edinburgh and East Lothian, as well as the fact that Scottish property is still cheaper than in many other areas, were among the reasons for the more “resilient” performance.
Rightmove’s house price index reported a 0.4% drop year-on-year in average asking prices for August across Scotland, England and Wales combined, the poorest overall performance since March 2019.
Astronaut Tim Peake backs plans for solar farms in space
British astronaut Tim Peake has backed the idea of solar farms in space, saying the idea is “becoming absolutely viable.”
Major Peake, the first Briton to complete a space walk, said the tumbling cost of launching heavy cargoes into orbit meant that complex structures such as solar power farms could soon be launched into space.
He told the Telegraph: “It boils down to hard numbers at the end of the day. Launching thousands of tonnes of hardware into low Earth orbit is becoming absolutely viable.”
Shein in talks to buy Missguided from Mike Ashley
Mike Ashley's Frasers Group is in talks to sell its Missguided clothing brand to online fashion giant Shein.
Talks about a deal, which were first reported by Sky News, come only a year after Frasers took over the brand.
Frasers Group bought Missguided for £20m last year after the online fashion retailer collapsed into administration.
Shein, which was founded in China in 2008, is a global giant in the world of fast fashion.
Train drivers announce two more strike days
Train drivers have announced two more strikes as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
The Aslef union said its members at 16 train companies in England would walk out on 30 September and 4 October.
It added an overtime ban for drivers would take place on 29 September and for five days from 2 to 6 October.
The 16 companies affected by the latest strike action are Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, c2c, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Great Western Railway, Island Line, LNER, Northern Trains, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, South Western Railway, TransPennine Express, and West Midlands Trains.