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A new survey by MHA Henderson Loggie has revealed that solicitors in Scotland specialising in commercial dispute resolution and family law are anticipating an increase in workload due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey also revealed that two-thirds of solicitors expressed a lack of confidence

Accountants, financial and business advisers Armstrong Watson are warning pension savers of the importance of seeking professional financial advice after Action Fraud revealed last week that more than £30 million may have been lost to scammers since 2017. The latest figures suggest that m

Over five in six (86.1%) respondents to an R3 survey of insolvency professionals in the UK say they expect personal insolvency numbers to increase over the next year, with a significant proportion expecting a rise as early as this autumn.

Worries over personal finances have decreased for the first time since the lockdown restrictions were implemented in the UK, according to a new survey conducted by Growth For Knowledge (GFK)

A survey by Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has found that ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) engagement in private equity firms is increasing. Results showed continued strong ESG engagement across Europe and an improvement in quality from Asia Pacific (APAC). Private Equity firms are cl

The number of UK employees enrolled in a workplace pension scheme has increased by 30% rising from 47% in 2012, according to the latest employee workplace pensions report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Over the past three months, the average selling price of properties in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £259,833 – a five per cent increase compared to the previous year. In Edinburgh, the average selling price was £283,398, a 6.4 per cent increase compared to last

Labour productivity in Scotland, measured by output per hour worked, increased by 1.1 per cent in real terms (inflation adjusted) during the first three months of 2019 compared to the same quarter last year.

Life expectancy in Scotland has increased over the past three decades but has stalled in recent years, according to a new report.

A man has admitted his involvement in an £86,000 forklift ram-raid on a Co-op store in the border town of Gretna.

International law firm Pinsent Masons has seen a seven per cent rise in global turnover and a slump in profit per equity partner (PEP). Unaudited figures for the year to 30 April, show gross profit increased by 2.5 per cent to £192.4 million while PEP fell for the first time in six years by fi

Over 50’s in Great Britain are becoming a larger part of the rental market, according to Hamptons International’s Monthly Letting Index. So far this year over 50’s accounted for 15 per cent of rented households, up from just 11 per cent when Hamptons International’s reco

Latest figures from the Gambling Commission have revealed that over-55s are now the fastest growing group of online gamblers.

February provided some hope that new car sales could be pulling out of the slow lane where they have been stuck since September as they rose 1.4 per cent year-on-year.

Increase in the average price of a residential property but a decrease in the volume of sales, compared with the previous year.