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Scotland's housing market is showing promising signs of growth, with the highest level of optimism since early 2022, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Despite a subdued September, The latest RICS Residential Market Survey reports a net balance of 33% of surveyors in S

Despite rising house prices and interest rates, first-time buyers (FTBs) in Scotland are returning to the housing market, according to DJ Alexander Ltd.

A new report from the Scottish Housing Regulator has revealed a decrease in both the number of Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) taking on new loans and the total value of these loans in 2023/24 compared to the previous year.

International architecture firm BDP has relocated its Glasgow office to the iconic Grosvenor Building at 72 Gordon Street opposite Glasgow Central Station. The move, facilitated by Ryden's office agency team, sees BDP occupy the entire 8,584 sq ft second floor of the building, originally designed in

Distillers should give more consideration to repurposing old buildings instead of building brand-new distilleries in order to tackle the climate crisis, an architecture firm has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined TSB Bank plc (TSB) £10,910,500 for failing to ensure customers who were in arrears were treated fairly.

Sip & Bark, a popular dog-friendly café in Stockbridge has announced launch details of its highly anticipated Supper Club, after recently securing a £75,000 loan from the Investment Fund for Scotland.

FinTech Scotland has announced the winners of the "Shaping the Future of ESG in Financial Services" innovation call. This initiative, launched in June 2024 as part of the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab (FRIL) in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow, aim

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today announced the four largest audit firms (Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC), have concluded the transition period of operational separation. Throughout the three-year transitional period, all four firms have made significant improvements to their governance to pr

In a bold new initiative, party game brand Cards Against Humanity is offering up to $100 (c. £76) to people who didn’t vote in the 2020 US elections, encouraging them to apologise publicly and pledge to vote in 2024.

The Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC) has lined up an investment fund and partnered with the National Robotarium to support the next generation of “smart things” entrepreneurs in Scotland. The launch of the STAC Invest Syndicate - a platform to connect investors with ambitious, high

Sotheby’s and Chivas Brothers, maker of The Glenlivet and Aberlour, have entered a long-term partnership to bring highly aged, one-off creations to auction. Each individual lot will feature a never-before-released Scotch whisky from the Chivas Brothers portfolio.

Local debt, welfare and housing advice charity, CHAP, has just secured three years of funding from The Robertson Trust. This will enable CHAP to expand its current collaboration with North Ayrshire Council to deliver comprehensive financial education workshops in secondary schools. The money will al

Robert Holland takes a look at the UK government's new Employment Bill. The bill unveiled yesterday is undoubtedly the biggest employment rights shake-up since the 1999 Employment Relations Act 25 years ago, and in legislative length only matched by the 1975 Employment Protection Bill. However, it i

Investor confidence in the stability of prime asset pricing is growing, according to research by Lismore Real Estate Advisors. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of investors believe pricing as "found its level", with nearly 90% of funds and investment managers sharing this view, according to an investor surve