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The latest official statistics released by Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) reveal that corporate insolvencies are on the rise in Scotland.

Despite depressing economic forecasts, Scottish mid-market business leaders are surprisingly optimistic about their growth opportunities. According to data from Grant Thornton UK LLP’s latest Business Outlook Tracker, mid-market optimism has rebounded across all indicators monitored:

UK consumer confidence in Q4 of 2022 improved by half (+0.6) a percentage point, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. Whilst small, the uptick marks the reversal of a 15-month period of consecutive decline. Overall confidence was boosted by significant quarter-on-quarter improvement in

The governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Andrew Bailey, has suggested that the base rate will peak at 4.5%, down from a previously expected 6% or higher. The UK economy is will still enter a recession but the BoE's newest projections show that inflation is set to fall rapidly from spring.

Scottish builder, James Walker (Leith) Ltd has reported a 73.2% rise in pre-tax profits to £29.6 million, for the year ended 31 March 2022, up from £17.1m from the previous year.

Property expert Phil Harris, a director at Shepherd and Wedderburn's private wealth & tax team, discusses the state of the Scottish housing market in 2022 and what to expect in 2023, as vol­umes appear to return to pre-pan­demic lev­els. The 2022 Scottish housing market and

Typical household disposable incomes for working-age families are on track to fall by 3% this financial year, and by 4% next year, with the two-year cost-of-living squeeze set to leave families £2,100 worse off and only the very richest households seeing their incomes rise, according to new re

It seems that the shift towards a cashless society has brought about an unexpected but perhaps obvious benefit in Denmark, where bank robberies have fallen to zero. According to Finans Danmark, an industry association, the decline in physical currency usage has led many Danish banks to stop offering

Two-thirds of Scots plan to reduce their non-essential spending in 2023, according to research released by KPMG.

Lindsays has reported a year-on-year increase in the average price of properties it has sold, with the average price in Edinburgh reaching £325,000. Despite ongoing economic uncertainty and political turmoil, the firm believes market appetite remains steady and notes that predictions of price

Michael Reid, managing partner, Meston Reid & Co, offers advice for individuals looking to liquidate their company. One reads plenty media comment about an increase in both corporate and personal financial failure due to various factors and certainly, although there is some government assistance

Tax revenues in the UK soared by £85.1 billion over the last financial year, according to new figures published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Expert analysis has shown the UK economy will shrink by 1.3% in 2023, amidst a relatively shallow but protracted recession, and will be followed by a partial recovery in 2024, which could see GDP rise by 0.2%. According to KPMG’s latest UK Economic Outlook, elevated inflation and rising intere

Springfield Properties said it is taking a cautious approach to expectations of future sales rates after it warned higher interest rates and economic uncertainty is hitting demand for private homes.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out ways for mortgage firms to help customers worried about or already struggling with mortgage payments.