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There is a real lack of understanding around the house buying process and the associated costs amongst those looking to buy their first home, according to the latest research from challenger bank Aldermore. The lender's ’s Q3 2017 First Time Buyer Index, shows the biggest expense when buying a hom

Plans for a new telephone hotline similar to the 999 emergency service but for financial fraud are being examined by UK authorities and industry experts.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh is a Senior Money Adviser at Inverclyde Council. The views expressed in this blog are his own.

Gordon Wilson Gordon Wilson, managing director of Perth-headquartered Carbon Financial Partners, has been appointed as a director of the Personal Finance Society.

Ryan Yule and Laura Stephen of Phil Anderson Financial Services Two members of staff at north east firm Phil Anderson Financial Services are celebrating after a double success for the firm.

Jenny Laing Cash-strapped Aberdeen City Council is taking steps to reduce the risk of its £370million bond by recruiting a team of financial monitoring experts.

Staring at modern buildings and the 21st century’s urban landscapes such as the archetypal financial district can give you a headache, according to a new academic study.

Exchange Place 1, Edinburgh. (Image: Google) Fund manager Aberdeen Asset Management (AAM) has sold The Exchange Place 1 office block in the centre of Edinburgh’s financial district to GLL Real Estate Partners Pan European Property Fund in one Scotland’s biggest commercial property sales of the y

Carolyn Bell Scottish commercial law firm Maclay Murray & Spens LLP has strengthened its financial services capabilities with the appointment of Carolyn Bell as director of its financial services group in Edinburgh.

Caroline Gardiner The Auditor General for Scotland, Caroline Gardner, is so concerned about the financial health of three Scottish colleges that she has reported them to the Scottish Parliament.

The UK financial services industry will see slower but continued growth up to 2020 despite challenges on the horizon from Brexit and other geopolitical pressures, according to the latest EY ITEM Club outlook for the sector.

Cat MacLean, MBM Commercial's Cat Maclean is to assist in a Westminster inquiry into the use of alternative dispute resolution for financial disputes, along with other experts including former Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today reclassified registered providers of social housing in Scotland as public non-financial corporations.

Blair Nimmo Administrators who took over at a collapsed Dundee company in July have still not been provided with a list of the company’s assets and liabilities by its director.

Jeremy Lawson Edinburgh-based global investment manager Standard Life Investments has developed what it has called “a timely and comprehensive indicator of financial market stress” to help understand the links between financial, economic and monetary policy cycles.