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Despite the rise of remote working and soaring urban house prices, UK cities have seen a significant surge in popularity among first-time buyers over the last decade, according to Rightmove.

Scotland’s hoteliers were hit with a double whammy in April, as they faced a rise in employment costs, along with price pressures on room rates, yet still saw an uplift in profits, outperforming the wider UK market, according to the RSM Hotels Tracker. The data, which is compiled and produced

Scottish garden centre chain Klondyke Group achieved a 5.2% rise in turnover to £78 million in the financial year ending 30 September.

With creditor petitions for sequestration on the rise, Wbg, one of Scotland’s independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, is reminding debtors and their legal representatives of the strategic importance of the Form 33 Moratorium and the Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) as a preventativ

The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders has risen by nearly 7% to £285,684, according to ESPC.

Aberdeenshire shortbread maker Dean's of Huntly reported a rise in turnover to nearly £10.2 million for the year ending 30 June 2024, a 23% increase from the previous year's £8.3m.

Commercial property rent disputes between landlords and occupiers in Scotland saw a decrease in 2024, despite continued rises in prime rents across major occupier markets, according to new Knight Frank analysis.

The Additional Dwelling Supplement rise is another blow to Scottish landlords, but opportunities remain in a sector which can bring rich rewards, argues Riccardo Giovanacci. The Scottish Government had another thoughtful Christmas present for landlords in the Private Rental Sector (PRS) in Dece

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has reported a significant rise in consumer complaints, with motor vehicle hire purchase, current accounts, and credit cards driving the surge. Between October and December 2024, the FOS received 68,430 complaints, marking a substantial increase compared to the

Citigroup has revealed an $81 trillion (c. £64 trillion) internal transfer error, raising questions about its ongoing efforts to address operational deficiencies. The incident, which occurred in April 2024, involved a payment intended to be $280, but was mistakenly entered with numerous extra

New figures reveal a significant rise in shoplifting across Scotland, with a reported 18% increase in the year ending December 2024. This brings the total to over 43,000 incidents, a jump of 89% compared to 2020.

NatWest has announced a rise in annual profits, boosted by loan growth, improved margins, and low default rates, despite a weakening UK economy in the latter half of the year. The bank reported net income of £4.8 billion, up from £4.6bn the previous year.

The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the UK's increasingly complex tax system is adding hundreds of millions of pounds to administration costs for both the government and businesses.

Edinburgh councillors are a week away from potentially approving Scotland's first Visitor Levy, a scheme aimed at raising up to £50 million annually through a 5% charge in addition to the cost of overnight accommodation.

A report by insolvency specialists Begbies Traynor has revealed a concerning rise in the number of UK retailers facing collapse. In the final quarter of the year, the proportion of retail businesses in "critical" financial distress jumped by 25% to 2,124, driven by escalating business costs and subd