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Ten of the most bizarre excuses used by unscrupulous bosses found to have underpaid workers the National Minimum Wage have today been revealed by the UK Government.

Kaley Crossthwaite The total value of reported fraud in 2016 hit a five-year high, increasing 31.5 per cent to £2 billion, according to new analysis by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP. Despite the hike, the latest BDO FraudTrack analysis, which examines reported fraud cases over £50

Anne Begg Statistics published by property experts show that 779 properties sold for a total of just under £134 million in Perthshire last year. And positive trends in the property market could continue in 2017, according to Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre (PSPC). Like previous years, the sec

Eileen Blackburn Over half (56 per cent) of Scottish adults say they are neither more pessimistic nor more optimistic about their personal finances following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to new research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

Edinburgh Airport has broken a new annual record for passengers at any Scottish airport with confirmation of 12,366,498 flying through the airport in 2016.

Caroline Lucas The Scottish government has called on Westminster leaders to “pause” the privatisation of the Green Investment Bank to allow Parliamentary scrutiny of the sale.

Betsy Williamson Core-Asset Consulting, a financial sector recruitment specialist, has announced it has chosen the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) as its charity partner. SAMH, Scotland’s largest mental health charity, aims to reduce stigma attached to mental ill health and provide i

Independent Scottish accountancy firm Campbell Dallas has added Jumpstart, the R&D tax credit specialist, to the firm’s portfolio of third party ‘Best of Breed’ suppliers of specialist business services.

Stuart Lunn Edinburgh-based LendingCrowd has announced plans to launch its own ISA following a record year for the alternative finance firm.

Haddington head-quartered Kangaroo Self Storage is set to expand its Glasgow self-storage unit to meet meet demand with funding from HSBC.

The number of properties sold in the Highlands and Islands in 2016 has increased by the highest number in almost a decade, according to figures just released by the Highland Solicitors Property Centre (HSPC).

The average selling price of a house in east central Scotland increased by two per cent in 2016, compared with 5.6 per cent in 2015, according to property marketing company ESPC, which has released its annual review of 2016. While there were concerns that Brexit would have a negative impact on hous

Men are more likely than women to complete their tax return on time, according to latest figures from the taxman.

Blair Nimmo The number of businesses failing in Scotland rose by 7 per cent last year compared to 2015 (969 up from 904), according to new statistics from professional services firm KPMG.

Douglas Martin Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has announced the successful completion of 50 deals during 2016, the third successive year the firm has hit that mark.