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George Clarke The potential value of Scotland’s empty homes is more than £4 billion, according to the organisation tasked with bringing them back into use.

Cat MacLean In a major development in swaps litigation, an explosive judgement issued on Friday 13th November by a English High Court judge has held that there is “ample support for an inference of fraud and dishonesty at the highest level of RBS”.

Mark McCluskey Scottish companies may face serious tax and accounting implications for their businesses if they do not act immediately to implement the new FRS102 accounting standard, according to accountants BDO LLP.

All Scottish businesses should look at the dramatic changes in retail and media to understand how digital technology could transform their industries, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Publishing a new study, FSB is urging Scottish firms to use technology to unlock markets, deve

Annabelle Ewing Latest figures released by Eurostat covering the period April to June 2015 show that Scotland’s female employment rate is second only to Sweden, with less than four percentage points separating the countries.

The Government-backed National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is to reduce the rate paid on its Direct ISA from 1.5 per cent to 1.25 per cent in a move that will affect about 400,000 savers UK-wide. The move will be a blow to Scottish savers and likely exert additional pressure on many elderly p

UK pet owners are spending £78 million extra per year on gas and electricity bills by leaving heating and electrical devices on for lonely pets. Research by Energy Saving Trust revealed 43 per cent of Pet owners admitted they leave the heating on during the day to keep pets warm.

Controversial businessman Mike Ashley, has taken a five per cent stake in East Kilbride-based Goals Soccer Centres. Mr Ashley, an investor in Glasgow football team Rangers who is currently at loggerheads with chairman Dave King over the retailer’s influence on the Ibrox club, has acquired 2,890,00

The number of new business start-ups has grown faster in Glasgow and Edinburgh over the past twelve months than in London, according to new figures. Data published by office space firm Instant Offices show that in the last year 33 per cent more businesses were set-up in Edinburgh compared to last ye

Allison Gibson Scott-Moncrieff has announced the immediate appointment of a new partner in its Glasgow office.

activpayroll has scooped a brace of gongs at two prestigious award ceremonies.

Aberdeen Asset Management’s Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) – a specialist owner and manager of prime airport related industrial warehouses in the UK – has exchanged contracts with dnata to deliver an industry leading air-cargo handling warehouse of 6,160 sq m (66,300 sq ft) at

Livingston-based gas meter supplier Energy Assets has expanded its funding facility with Royal Bank of Scotland by £10 million. The Edinburgh-based lender's asset finance division Lombard is now making the total amount of funds available to Energy Assets £70m.

Scotland’s high street stores have reported a disappointing October, according to figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). While total sales across the UK were up by 0.9 per cent on the previous year, figures for Scotland showed a drop of 2.4 per cent.

John Swinney Scotland’s first conference focused on social finance will be held at Edinburgh’s Roxburghe Hotel today, with delegates discussing how money can be better used by the country’s third sector to create a fairer society and to benefit people and our environment.