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CarMoney, the rapidly expanding Motherwell-based motor finance business, saw a sharp increase in profitability in the year to 31 December 2019 which was driven by a 21% uplift in turnover. During the year to 31 December 2019, the company, which employs 74 people, saw turnover rise to £4.1 mill

Stuart Law, payroll director at Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), discusses the importance of payroll technology in a business. Rapidly advancing technology in the digital age means organisations are increasingly moving their technology away from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)-based systems t

Activity across the Scottish commercial property sector ended a tumultuous year with industrial demand strengthening while retail and office vacancy rates rose at the strong rates in over a decade, according to RICS.

The move to homeworking and a decline in demand for short-stay Airbnb lets, as well as worries about Covid rates in urban areas, are thought to have contributed to rents plummetting in Edinburgh.

David Alexander, joint chief executive officer of apropos by DJ Alexander, discusses how extending the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) holiday beyond the end of March would increase revenues. Mr Alexander said that the Scottish Government’s’ latest figures show that LBTT revenu

Baillie Gifford's investments in Tesla have made a huge $29 billion (£21bn) for investors including pension funds and charities, according to new figures released to The Guardian.

Edinburgh-based estate agent Portfolio is aiming to double its property sales, urging that the legacy of COVID-19 could provide a positive game-changer' for the property market. Portfolio, which specialises in selling homes for landlords who have tenants remaining in situ, has recently complete

UK retail sales volumes edged up a weaker-than-expected 0.3% month-on-month in December after a temporary opening up of non-essential retailers following November’s lockdown, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The number of businesses in financial distress in Scotland is continuing to soar with almost 33,000 experiencing early signs of distress in the final quarter of 2020, according to the latest data published today by Begbies Traynor.  This 30% increase compared with the same period the previous y

Companies in the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) have taken on more than £16,000,000 debt since lockdown started to allow them to stay afloat.

Yesterday was a record day for our sister publication Scottish Construction Now with over 30,000 visitors to its website.  

The number of permanent staff appointments across Scotland continued to decline in December, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs, although the downturn eased noticeably on the month. Meanwhile, temp billings rose markedly again, amid the quickest increase in demand for shor

The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued an urgent scam alert following the new lockdown. The lockdown at the beginning of March saw an increase in scams of 400% according to Action Fraud and Royal Bank is hoping that by alerting customers in advance and further raising awareness of these types of

Mortgage approvals reached a 13-year high in November, according to figures released by the Bank of England.

Donald Trump's first Scottish golf course has posted its eighth year of consecutive losses in 2019, despite an 18% rise in revenue. Trump International Golf Club Scotland Ltd (TIGCS), which owns and operates the golf course, its clubhouse and a small hotel at Balmedie in Aberdeenshire has racked up