Glasgow-based firm Biggart Baillie has sealed a deal to merge next month with Edinburgh property specialist Steedman Ramage. The move comes after weeks of speculation and denials from both firms.

The merged firm will drop the Steedmans name and practice as Biggart Baillie out of the firm’s Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. The new firm will have 36 partners and a total staff of 237. Out of those, 10 partners, 18 fee earners and 16 support staff will have come from Steedmans.