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May saw Scottish retail sales increase by 0.8 per cent on a like-for-like basis compared to May 2016, when they had decreased by 0.6 per cent, according to the latest analysis from KPMG and the Scottish Retail Consortium.

Ken Patullo Businesses in Scotland saw the biggest reduction in the UK of the most serious signals of business distress in the first quarter of 2017, according to new data released today by business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor.

Emma Chalmers The number of Perthshire property sales completed by one estate agent ’s Perth office rose by 38 per cent year-on-year during the final months of 2016 (October – December).

The average cost of renting a standard-sized private home has increased in all areas of Scotland apart from one, according to new figures. Private Sector Rent Statistics, Scotland, 2010 to 2016:

House purchase approval numbers in the UK during September were 15 per cent lower year-on-year, according to latest data from the British Bankers Association.

The total number of millionaires in Britain has fallen as a result of the turbulence on global markets, according to new data.

Retired homeowners cashed in more than £934 million of property wealth in the first six months of the year as a buoyant housing market continued to boost retirement incomes, analysis from leading over-55s finance specialist KeyRetirement.com shows.

House prices across Scotland have continued to rise following a sustained dip in the supply of new properties coming on to the market, surveyors have reported today.

Scotland’s finance sector will be voting overwhelmingly to ‘remain’ in the EU at the polls tomorrow, according to our very own survey of Scotland’s finance professionals. Almost three quarters of the almost 500 SFN readers who took part in the poll say they are set to vote to ‘remain’ in

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

Lindsey Paterson New research shows that the UK is missing out on up to £170bn worth of economic benefits by not having enough females in employment.

Rents in parts of Scotland have soared by more than six per cent in the past year, the fastest rise on record. The latest Scotland buy-to-let index from Your Move has found that average monthly rent in Edinburgh and the Lothians increased by £38 (6.4 per cent) to £642 in January compared to the pr

There is evidence that Aberdeen’s beleaguered oil and gas sector is further impacting a string of supporting sectors, according to new data from leading business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor. Across Scotland as a whole the quarterly ‘Red Flag Alert’ data shows an 11 per cent

Sandy Manson Work in Scotland’s central belt is contributing more than half of the year-on-year growth at accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael (JC) as the North Sea downturn continues to bite.