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The UK's inflation hit an 11-month high last month driven by a sharp rise in air fares - the 0.2 per cent rise was the first time in a year that the rate has exceeded 0.1 per cent. The increase cost of air travel, which jumped 46 per cent in December, its biggest rise for 13 years, offset falling fo

Last year saw UK house prices rise by 9.5 per cent, according to the Halifax - the fastest annual increase for the market in nine years. The lender said the last month alone saw prices rise by 1.7 per cent, bringing the average price of a home to £208,286.

Sarah Speirs House prices continue to rise across Scotland, driven by a long-term shortage of stock, according to the latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey.

A revival in fortunes has seen Edinburgh’s Princes Street record the biggest rise in retail rents in the UK this year outside London, according to a new global research report.

The number of business in Scotland may have risen to a record high but the majority of this growth has been in one man operations with the number of medium to large firms either static or having risen by a small percentage, according to analysis of the latest statistics by accountants BDO. The numbe

Sarah Speirs The latest RICS UK Residential Market Survey has determined that Scottish house prices expected to rise by 4.2 per cent per annum, over the next five years (a cumulative increase of around 25 per cent).

There has been a sharp rise in the number of Scots who borrowed money to pay for food, housing or utility bills over the past six months, according to The Financial Well-being Survey produced by Debt Advisory Centre. More than half (57 per cent) of the Scottish consumers questioned said they were fo

Scotland enjoyed an 8 per cent rise in the number of new homes registered by local authorities during the last quarter, according to new figures released today by NHBC. Councils registered a total of 3,313 new homes between July and September in 2015, compared to 3,060 homes over the same period las

Clydesdale Bank has reported a rise in retail customer savings and lending for the year to September as its Australian parent firm set a date for its sale. National Australia Bank (NAB) announced that it is to float its British subsidiary on the London and Australian stock markets in early February

The number of homes sold in east central Scotland has risen by 11.1 per cent annually, while the number of new homes brought to market decreased by 2.4 per cent, according to the latest analysis from estate agents ESPC. These figures, from the period of July to September 2015, indicate that demand i

Second Quarter house purchase lending in Scotland saw a 39 per cent quarter-on-quarter rise as increases were recorded in both the number of loans made and the amount borrowed. According to the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, while the year-on-year comparison for Q2 was less substa

While the economic recovery continues apace and wages rise, youngsters are yet to feel the trickle-down effect as pocket money remains depressed, according to latest figures. An annual fall of 2.4 per cent in the last year was recorded by the latest Annual Pocket Money survey from the Halifax.

Edinburgh-based Lloyds Banking Group has reported a 38 per cent rise in half year pre-tax profits while at the same time setting aside a further £1.4 billion to compensate customers to whom it mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI). The bank said profits for the six months to the end of June w

Construction workloads in Scotland have risen by a third thanks to a rise in private house building and office development activity, according to a survey. The latest RICS UK Construction Market Survey found 33 per cent more respondents reporting higher activity levels in the second quarter of this

Scottish Government business minister Fergus Ewing A jobs report from the Bank of Scotland has recorded the fastest rise in permanent staff placements for three months.