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New figures released by the Registry Trust have shown that the number of debt judgments recorded against consumers in the Scottish courts increased during the first quarter of the year, reversing trends seen in recent years. The non-profit organisation collects judgment information from jurisdiction

Aberdeen accountants Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) have announced the launch of a bespoke travel app solution. AAB is one of the first accountants in Scotland to create and launch an app for clients who spend a significant amount of time travelling abroad with work or live outside the UK.

One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders is to increase the upper age limit for its mortgages from 75 to 80. The lender, which is part of Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group, said the move was made in response to the nation’s changing demographics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nRuMtIIToc&feature=youtu.be Wolverhampton City Council granted a company based in the West Midlands city the right to use a £196,000 supercar as a taxi.

Average private rents in Scotland are rising faster than anywhere else in the UK, according to new figures. Figures from Homelet’s Rental Index show the average private rent in Scotland rose 11.4 per cent from the 12 months since April last year and the average cost is more than £700 a month.

Lord Smith of Kelvin Alliance Trust, the £2.8 billion Dundee-based investment trust, has admitted to those gathered at its annual general meeting that it overpaid former chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox and former finance director Alan Trotter to the tune of £100,000 –an error it also admit

Output at Scottish private sector companies remained unchanged in April, indicating a stabilisation in the economy, according to the seasonally adjusted headline Bank of Scotland PMI. The single-figure measure of the month-on-month change in combined manufacturing and services output - rose to 50.0

Scottish businesses’ hiring intentions have fallen sharply to levels last seen in 2014, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO. The latest report reveals that the Employment Index, which tracks firms’ intentions to hire in the coming six months, h

Alan Drummond Scottish borders accountants Douglas Home & Co has announced its merger with East Lothian firm Dickson & Co.

Ben Gray The Institute for Family Business has appointed Ben Gray of Dundee-based media group DC Thomson & Co as its new chairman in Scotland.

Following Friday’s announcement from the Halifax that it is to raise the age limit for people paying off mortgages to 80, the Nationwide has today gone one further and upped its limit to 85. The move will be seen as the latest sign of the impact of rising house prices on buyers.

Sandy Burgess Latest trade figures have revealed that new car sales stalled in Scotland last month as the market "cooled off" across all regions.

The ICAS Foundation is offering bursaries to academically-talented students from disadvantaged communities who want to study accountancy or a finance-related degree at the University of Glasgow. The Foundation will offer bursaries to students commencing undergraduate degrees in qualifying subjects a

Paolo Nutini (Rockdoc) Scottish pop singer Paolo Nutini has dissolved a company that handles his profits and scooped £2.5 million in the process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7AbmQSsVY4 PwC has established a pioneering centre of drone excellence focusing on the use of the technology and data analytics in business.