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Directors at Tayside construction firm Kilmac have declared themselves "pleased" with the company's performance after it reported an increase in turnover despite challenges during the pandemic.

The Scottish property market continued its upward trend during May, June, and July 2021, as buyers flocked to secure homes across Edinburgh, Lothians, Fife, and the Borders, ESPC reports. The average selling price rose to £275,623 – up 7.6 per cent on the same period in 2020.

Scottish labour market conditions continued to strengthen during July, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

The value of Sir Alex Ferguson's personal company, ACF Sports Promotions, increased in value to almost £17.5 million last year. According to newly filed accounts with Companies House, the firm has total assets of £21m and owes just over £3.5m to creditors within one year.

The Bank of England (BoE) has forecast that annual inflation would likely surpass 3% for a "temporary period". Yesterday, the bank announced the revised forecast at its monthly Monetary Policy Committee meeting where it also decided to hold the UK base rate at 0.1%.

The Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust, a fund managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) total return increase by 33.5% for the year ended 31 March 2021. This compares favourably against the company’s benchmark, outperforming the Topix, which returned

Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc, a fund managed by Baillie Gifford, has posted a 24.9% increase in net asset value (NAV) per share for the six months to 30 April 2021. At the same time, the companies comparative index increased by 30.3% and the share price rose by 24.5%.

Shires Income PLC, a company managed by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has posted its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2021, revealing a 34% increase in Net Asset Value (NAV). The rise compares favourably against the company's benchmark, outperforming the FTSE All-Share Index, which

Scottish telecoms technology company Calnex Solutions, which is Scotland's newest AIM Listed company, has seen revenues rise by 31% to £18 million for the year ended March 2021. The firm, which joined London's AIM market in October 2020, posted its annual results revealing a 22% increase in pr

Nationwide Building Society, the UK’s second-largest mortgage lender, has predicted that house prices will continue to rise this year beyond the end of the stamp duty holiday.

Three quarters (74%) of UK finance firms have reported an increase in cybercrime since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report by the cyber and intelligence arm of BAE Systems. The report conducted by the UK's largest defence contractor found that more than 400 UK banks

ESPC has reported a 128% increase in the volume of properties sold in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders over the last three months compared to last year. Looking further back and comparing to February to April 2019, the volume of property sales in the area was up 35.95%, further highligh

Glasgow-based construction firm CCG (Holdings) has posted a rise in pre-tax profits to £19.9 million this year but has warned that Brexit has caused "unquantifiable uncertainties" for the firm. The firm's pre-tax profits are up from £12.64m reported in 2019. In the year to March 31 2020,

Unity Trust Bank has announced its annual results, including a record 26% rise in net lending and customer deposits (29%). Against a backdrop of historically low-interest rates and economic uncertainty, Unity has maintained its track record of safe and sustainable growth, delivering a strong set of

Increasing the contactless payment spending limit could lead to a rise in thefts and fraud, consumer and finance figures have warned. On Thursday, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the contactless payment limit in shops would rise to £100.