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Paul Hilton The average price of a house in Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians has risen by 18 per cent in the last 12 months, while prices in the centre of Edinburgh rocketed by 26 per cent over the same period, according to the latest House Price Report from Capital estate agents ESPC.

A new report by the Bank of Scotland shows growth in permanent jobs continuing in Scotland last month, but at the slowest rate for almost two years. The Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs found increased demand for staff and a continued rise in starting salaries. The most significant rise in demand for

Paul Hilton The average price of a house in the Capital has risen by more than 15 per cent on the same period last year, according to the latest figures from estate agents ESPC.

Last year saw a 6 per cent rise in £1m property transactions in Scotland, according to Edinburgh estate agents Rettie & Co. However, the increase represented a more modest recovery than the overall market, where transactions rose by 12 per cent.

Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank has seen pre-tax profits rise by 10 per cent to £168m and its customer base grow to 7.4 million over the past financial year. The challenger bank division of supermarket giant Tesco Group said profits were impacted by costs incurred on its expansion into mortgages and cur

David Lonsdale Footfall numbers in Scotland were 1.7 per cent higher in March than a year ago and up on the 1.2 per cent rise in February, according to the latest data from the Scottish Retail Consortium.

Emma Chalmers Properties in Perthshire are changing hands at a rapid rate with numbers of sales and property prices both continuing to rise in the region.

David McCorquodale Latest retail data has shown a rise in shopper numbers last month prompted by the early Easter holiday.

Philip Rodney Burness Paull’s chairman said the firm is due to see turnover and profits rise by 15 per cent in the year to July 31 with all parts of the business performing well.

The Bank of England has announced that UK interest rates are to remain at 0.5 per cent, more than six years after the record low was introduced. Expectations of a rise any time this year have been put on hold with Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation at zero.

Shares in Scottish companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) rose by 1.01 per cent in the first quarter of 2015, according to analysis by accountants BDO.

The Scottish Retail Consortium has issued an appeal from Scottish retailers for a "fundamental review" of business rates, ahead of a 2 per cent rise which is due to come into effect on Wednesday. The SRC claimed the current rates system was hampering Scottish economic growth said the 2 per cent incr

The average cost of renting a Scottish property has risen just 1.1 per cent in the last year. The figure announced by Your Move represents the slowest increase in almost two years.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing changes to listing rules for investment trusts which will strengthening shareholder protections. The suggested reforms come in the wake of Saba Capital’s successful ousting of the board of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust in April, replaci

The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 3.75%, with policymakers opting for caution as they assess the impact of recent energy market volatility and inflationary pressures. The Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to keep Bank Rate on hold at its June meeting, although two members ba