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Martin Gill Business output has fallen but firms remain optimistic about future growth, while employment continues to rise, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisors BDO.

Martin Gill An influx of overseas visitors combined with the rise of the UK as a ‘staycation nation’ has resulted in a bumper year for the Scottish hotel market, according to a new report published today by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.

Despite the seemingly relentless rise of electronic payment options, including mobile in recent years, demand for hard cash continues to rise globally, a new report has revealed.

Policy makers need to radically reform the private rental sector to make it fit for raising children and retirement because a generation of young people face the prospect of never owning their own home, according to a new report published today by the Resolution Foundation.

Scottish estate agents Rettie & Co. are predicting house price rises of almost 20 per cent over the course of the next five years as demand and low supply in Scotland’s major cities continues to drive house price growth in the urban centres, creating a competitive market environment for buyer

Overseas Scottish food and drink exports were worth approximately £6 billion in 2017 - almost £570 million more than 2016.

Brits used their NFC-enabled mobile phones to spend nearly a billion pounds at the checkout last year, a 328 per cent year-on-year rise, according to latest industry figures from Worldpay.

Damage to vehicles across the UK as a result of the conditions created by the ‘Beast from the East’ has already cost insurers more than £10 million and is expected to rise considerably higher with farmers also expected to seek significant compensation.

Julie McMahon Power of attorney registrations in Scotland have risen by nearly 40 per cent in four years.

Andrew Howie Scotland’s top private firms employed more people, increased salaries and witnessed a rise in profits in 2017, despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty.

Kevin Green Starting salaries in Scotland have risen at their quickest rate in more than three years creating conditions that means "now could be a good time to move jobs", latest figures have revealed.

A man has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds to his mother for raising him and funding his training as a dentist.

Linda Barr Redundancy is leading to rise in personal insolvency in upper income bracket, writes Linda Barr, director and insolvency practitioner at French Duncan

Gail Hunter The commercial market remains buoyant in Scotland, with respondents expecting capital values to rise in each sector, according to the latest Commercial Market Survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Paul Turner Average earnings for management accountants in Scotland now stand at £58,000 and expected to rise by an average of six per cent over the coming year.