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People are putting their lives on hold as they struggle to save towards their ‘dream home’, new research from Nationwide has revealed.

British millennials have set themselves an ambitious savings target of over £300K before they retire, a figure they believe will grant them ‘comfort’ in their golden years, with many aspiring to travel the world, own a second home and eat out multiple times a week.

Scott Henderson Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee companies are leading the way with innovation, topping a newly released league table showing R&D (research and development) tax relief claims made across Scotland’s 32 local authority areas.

Salaries for Scottish property professionals have increased to a ten year high, according to a new survey. The 2018 Salary Survey by RICS and Macdonald & Company found that the base salaries grew on average by 11% to £50,969 across Scotland.

Tim Allan The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has welcomed a firm commitment from the UK Government to liaise directly with Scottish business to boost Scotland’s economy following the return of a delegation sent to London for talks.

Nicky Morgan After months of denials and attempts to hide the findings of the Financial Conduct Authority's probe into how Royal Bank of Scotland mistreated thousands of its small business customers, the report has now been made public, resulting in a group of influential MPs branding the bank “di

AIM-listed Braveheart Investment Group has announced that it is to relocate its headquarters from Perth to Barnsley in South Yorkshire.

Keith Brown The Scottish Government has revealed the public and private sector partners who will make up the South of Scotland Economic Partnership, which will pave the way for a dedicated enterprise agency for the region, supported by funding announced in last month’s Budget.

Garry Tetley Garry Tetley, a Partner at Deloitte discusses the 'takeaways' from the global firm's Fast 50 lunch held recently in Edinburgh which saw Deliveroo take top spot and brought experts together to discuss what investors look for in SMEs before committing funds

Russell Kett The New Year is likely to be a challenging one for the UK’s hotel operators with flat occupancy levels and increasing overheads, despite positive global and EU economic growth.

Iain McClune Private whisky collections worth an estimated £75 million, and with an average value of £50,000, have been identified by new research.

Lloyds Banking Group is to close a further 49 branches throughout the UK in a move that will see nearly a dozen across Scotland shut their doors.

Adrian Grace Edinburgh-based Aegon UK has continued to see platform assets swell on the back of last year’s acquisition of Cofunds and hit £110 billion in the third quarter.

Fiona Robertson Campbell Dallas has appointed Fiona Robertson, an international M&A specialist, as an assistant director in the firm’s expanding corporate finance team, and promoted Graham Cunning, partner, to head of corporate finance in Scotland.

John Waterson, David O’Hara and Sandra Gilchrist KPMG in Scotland has announced a record three new partners, five director promotions, and new heads of tax, audit and consulting, following strong growth across the business.