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Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it is reintroducing 10% deposit mortgage deals after COVID-19 crisis saw banks and building societies cut such deals from their offerings. The mortgages will be available for first-time buyers from the group’s Lloyds Bank and Halif

Glasgow City Council has approved funding of £1.2 million to deliver improvements to Tradeston Bridge and the public realm at Tradeston.

A mayor who flew off on holiday by private jet urged residents to stay at home – in a video recorded from a beach resort.

Gillespie Macandrew has seen turnover increase by eight per cent after the expansion of two of its teams this year. Turnover rose from £13 million in 2019 to £14m in the year to February 29, 2020, The Courier reports.

A financial advisory consultancy based in Montrose has become the first financial services firm in Scotland to become entirely employee-owned. All shares of Gill Financial have now been placed into an employee ownership trust (EOT), with all seven staff becoming direct beneficiaries of the partnersh

Deloitte has strengthened its leadership in Scotland with the appointment of Angela Mitchell and Douglas Farish as senior partners in Glasgow and Edinburgh respectively. Mr Farish was previously the senior partner in Glasgow, but moves to Edinburgh to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of se

A Shetland-based manufacturer and supplier of quality knitwear has secured a £100,515 funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to purchase new machinery.

A Scottish housebuilder is transforming a former Edinburgh industrial site into 77 new homes, thanks to a £5.8 million funding package from Bank of Scotland.

Shepherd Commercial Property Auctions will this week launch its first online auction, featuring 25 lots ranging in price from £35,000 to £1.5 million with a combined total guide price of £5.5 million. In addition to 10 retail units within a purpose-built retailing parade in Grangem

Scotland has a thriving technology sector but there’s still a huge amount of untapped potential that could further elevate its success and bolster our economy. Women, who remain significantly underrepresented within the sector, have a major part to play in making this happen, writes Jackie War

Scottish Friendly has announced a new initiative to support The Mental Health Foundation over the Christmas season. The financial mutual will donate £10 to the charity for every My ISA product it sells throughout December, including junior ISAs.

Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABs) and associated national services returned £170 million to people in Scotland in 2019/20, according to new annual figures. The additional funds, an increase of around £40 million on the previous year, took the form of social security payments, employment ent

The UK's inheritance tax (IHT) take on gifts has increased for three consecutive years, according to new figures. The number of estates liable for IHT on gifts rose from 873 estates in 2015/16 to 920 in 2016/17 and then 993 in 2017/18, FT reports.

Banks should give their virtual chatbots more personality in response to the shift from in-person to online banking, a new report suggests. Consulting firm Accenture has published a new report which warns that the rush to digital is depriving banking of its "traditional human touch".

Glasgow-based technology firm Exizent has announced the appointment of former Nationwide non-executive director Mitchel Lenson as its non-executive chairman. The company, which was launched in September, aims to transform bereavement by connecting legal services firms with banks and the wider financ