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The number of business failures in 2018 in the Scottish construction sector was the highest annual figure since 2014 and this year looks on target for a similar number, according to new analysis of the sector by leading accountants and business advisers French Duncan. In 2018 202 businesses in the c

The number of households in Scotland has continued to increase to 2.48 million in 2018, according to figures published by National Records of Scotland (NRS). ‘Estimates of Households and Dwellings in Scotland, 2018’ shows that over the last ten years the number of househol

Employment law, HR and health & safety specialist, Law At Work (LAW), has recorded a sharp increase in employment claims since fees were abolished in July 2017. The firm saw a 25 per cent rise in claims in 2018 compared with the previous year when fees were overturned, and an increase of 120 per

More than half a million mortgages of more than 25 years were taken out by UK homeowners last year, including nearly 10,600 "marathon mortages" of over 40 years.

Glasgow-based chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has welcomed the recent rise of the challenger banks offering SMEs and start-ups a variety of fresh, faster and easier funding options. The boom in the number of challenger banks over recent years has been in part a consequence of the restr

Life and insurance giant Prudential, which employs more than 2,000 workers at its site near Stirling, has reported a 6 per cent rise in annual operating profit before tax that beat market forecasts, led by growth in its Asian division. The insurance and pension giant, which is in the process of

Scotland’s top private companies have witnessed a rise in combined earnings and headcount, despite growing economic and political uncertainty, Grant Thornton has found. The global accountancy firm’s annual Scotland Limited report assesses the commercial performance, in the last year, of

Overall business confidence picked up slightly at the start of the year, increasing 2 points to 19 per cent, according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. Despite this improvement, the figure remains among the lowest seen in the last 12 months and is well below the

Scottish law firm Blackadders saw profits rise last year to £3.26m in the year to March 31 – up from £3m in 2017. Results at Companies House show that the firm recorded revenues of £11.89m, a slight decrease on the previous year.

Demand for permanent professionals in Scotland rose by 38 per cent year-on-year to November 2018, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Fierce competition on the market, and fears interest rates could rise, have set homeowners scrambling to lock in low mortgage cost as it emerged 50,500 remortgaged in October – the highest number for a decade. A total of £9.2bn of mortgages were shifted, up 23pc on a year earlier.

Demand for permanent professionals in Scotland rose by 39 per cent year-on-year to October 2018, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Demand for IT professionals in Scotland rose by 24 per cent year-on-year to September 2018 leading a general rising trend for demand for professionals across the country, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Financial crime in Scotland has risen by nearly one-third quarter-on-quarter, according to latest data complied by Police Scotland.

Gross UK mortgage lending in July was £24.6 billion, some 7.6 per cent higher than a year earlier, according to latest data published today by banking industry body, UK Finance.