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A new survey from NatWest has found that just over a third (31%) of young Brits (aged 18-24) don’t feel financially secure in the current COVID-19 climate. When asked if they felt financially secure, have enough money to live comfortably and afford essential payments (e.g. groceries, utility b

NatWest has joined the growing number of UK lenders who have reintroduced 90% mortgages after many banks and buildings societies cut such offerings in the wake of COVID-19. At the beginning of the month, Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group announced that it was reintroducing 10% deposit mort

The Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI) at The University of Strathclyde has set out three possible scenarios for Scotland's economic growth in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Barclays Bank £26 million for failures in relation to their treatment of consumer credit customers who fell into arrears or experienced financial difficulties. Between April 2014 and December 2018 some retail and small business customers who had

Inverness-based Meallmore Ltd has secured a £41 million funding package from HSBC. The firm, which is one of Scotland's largest independent care home operators, will use the funding to purchase two new sites for future development and refurbish some of its 25 homes across Scotland.

Plans by Barclays to convert the B-listed Beco building at its Tradeston site into a new branch and offices have been granted approval.

A night owl who couldn't stand the crowing of his neighbour's rooster has been given a five-month suspended prison sentence for shooting it. The 47-year-old fireman from southern France, known only as Gérard A, shot and beat rooster Marcel to death after being woken too early in the morning.

Legal & General has submitted detailed plans for its proposed redevelopment and refurbishment of the Debenhams store on Edinburgh’s Princes Street.

Jenny Healy, director of accounts and audit, based in the Saffery Champness Edinburgh office and a member of the firm’s Landed Estates and Rural Business Group, discusses the growing pressure on the UK Government to introduce a new wealth tax. After a year of much needed support from the Chan

The retail sales downturn continued in November, falling further into decline with 10.2% on a Total basis, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

HMRC has launched a new UK Trader Scheme to support businesses moving goods from the UK to Northern Ireland. Traders are being urged to consider whether they need to sign up to the new UK Trader Scheme (UKTS) to ensure traders don’t pay tariffs on the movement of goods into Northern Ireland fr

Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Hall Morrice has gifted £1,000 each to Maggies, CLAN Cancer Care and Mental Health Aberdeen (MHA) in lieu of Hall Morrice sending client cards and gifts this year. Mike Innes, Hall Morrice business development director, explained: “Last year we decided to

Businesses across Scotland are being continuously hampered by the stop-start implementation of more lockdown restrictions, according to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC).

Consumer price inflation fell back much more than expected to a three-month low of 0.3% in November, having risen to a three-month high of 0.7% in October, according to the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has announced £2.2 million funding for eight new innovation projects that will support the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector in Scotland and beyond. The projects represent a total combined investment of more than £2.2m fro