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Student rent has increased almost 20% over the last year according to data released as part of the 2021 Royal Bank of Scotland Student Living Index. There has been a steep increase in student rent bringing the average monthly cost to £518, an increase of 18% from 2020.

Shares in Scotgold Resources, the gold exploration and production company focused on Scotland, rose by almost 5% in early trading yesterday after the company issued an update on production at its Cononish mine in Argyll. Scotgold Resources revealed that work at the mine continued uninterrupted throu

Business optimism amongst Scottish smaller firms is at its strongest since the summer of 2015, according to new research released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). FSB figures show the average Scottish business is now more hopeful about prospects than its UK-wide equivalent for the first

Scotland's property prices continue to rise, with the highest annual increase in house prices recorded in over a decade. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a property boom, reaching its peak in May, which has led to a 12.1% rise in property prices in Scotland.

The latest Football Distress Survey conducted by Begbies Traynor has revealed a 33% rise in the number of very early financial ‘Red Flags’ at Scottish football clubs. The survey, which has been conducted annually since 2012, has previously revealed a deceptively rosy picture of

Shares in Scotgold Resources, the gold exploration and production company focused on Scotland, rose by more than 4% on Tuesday, after the company announced a resolution of various technical issues affecting the processing plant. The Cononish gold mine in Argyll has been producing both gold concentra

Moray-based housebuilder Springfield Properties expects annual revenue and profits to be “ahead of market expectations”, reflecting significant year-on-year growth. In a trading update issued yesterday, the firm's chief executive Innes Smith revealed analysts’ projections are showi

UK car production rose 46.6% in March, the first increase after 18 months of decline, with 115,498 cars manufactured, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

Confidence is rising among Scotland’s local and independent firms, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Grant Thornton has seen a sharp increase in profit within its audit division after the firm invested £17 million in 2019 to improve the quality of its audit work. The accountancy firm posted an audit profit of £11.3m for the 12 months to the end of December, compared with £1m for t

The first three months of 2021 saw the volume of property sales in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders rise by 55.7% compared to the previous year, according to ESPC's House Price Report for March 2021.

Between December 2020 and February 2021, the average property selling price in Dumfries and Galloway was £177,319, a 14.9 per cent increase on the same period last year, ESPC reports.

Lanarkshire-based sausage skin maker Devro has published promising annual results after its underlying profits for 2020 increased by 4% to £40.8 million.

Mackie's of Scotland has seen its operating profits increase by 61% to £3.4 million over the last year as its revenue reached £16.7m. In the year ending 31 May 2020, the firm recorded bumper chocolate and take-home ice cream sales with chocolate purchases increasing by 46% after recipe r

Jason Cozens, founder & CEO of fintech Glint, discusses the rise of alternative global currencies such as Bitcoin. The idea that became Glint began life almost 15 years ago as I watched desperate consumers struggle to recover their funds from the collapsing Northern Rock. It was the first time t