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Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has reached a new record, passing the $50,000 mark yesterday hitting $50,487.78.

Bereaved families dealing with banks to settle the finances of loved ones have suffered “unacceptable” delays and administrative errors throughout the coronavirus pandemic, according to research carried out by consumer body Which?.

More than half of the UK’s largest cities are continuing to experience a property selling boom, according to UK-wide letting firm Apropos. The firm has analysed year-on-year data and found that the number of properties advertised for sale has risen by between 1% and 67% year on year in 11 of t

The Scottish housing market began 2021 on a weaker footing, despite the sector being allowed to remain open during the current lockdown, with Scottish surveyors reporting activity lower than in December, according to the January 2021 Residential Market Survey from RICS.

Gordon Dean, partner at law firm Balfour+Manson, discusses the impact of an increase in authorised push payment (APP) fraud in recent years. There has been a huge rise in “authorised push payment” or “APP” fraud over recent years. The amounts involved in these scams can be si

UK house prices fell 0.3% month-on-month in January after having been flat in December, according to the latest Halifax house price index.

January data highlighted an improvement in hiring activity across Scotland, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

Perth-headquartered Bidwells property consultancy has posted a record turnover of £5.46 million throughout 2020 despite the upheaval of COVID-19. The firm's sales increased by 3% from 2019.

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