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Banks and building societies in the UK are relaxing lending standards and cutting fees in order to retain momentum in the housing market and protect their weakening profits, the FT has reported. The trend, which comes despite the rules brought in to address the easy lending that play such a major ro

Anne Boden Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has approached challenger bank Starling for help in developing a digital bank of its own.

Jenny Stewart A new poll by professional services firm KPMG suggests Scottish consumers are less confident of a Brexit deal being reached, and more likely to cut their spending in the event of a “no deal” Brexit, compared to consumers in other parts of the UK.

David Alexander, managing director of D J Alexander Average house prices in Scotland have increased by just 5.7 per cent since they peaked in September 2007 compared to a UK rise of 20.2 per cent according to a study by a leading property management firm.

Danish investor Julian Wolhardt has become a "person with significant control" at Glasgow-based football team Rangers and is set to become one of the club’s biggest shareholders, according to reports.

Ian Mitchell Law firm Lindsays has appointed Ian Mitchell as a Partner in its corporate team based in Glasgow.

West and Central Scotland have seen the biggest increase in house price per m2 in Scotland over the last five years but traditional housing hotspots in the East remain the most expensive.

The annual High Pay Centre/CIPD assessment of FTSE 100 CEO pay packages has found that CEO median pay rose by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2017, despite prominent criticism from the investor community and the Government over excessive CEO pay awards in the past year.

A seasonal upturn in property market activity has delivered a significant boost to Scottish Government revenues, generating the third highest monthly return since the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) was introduced - and a welcome uplift for the Government after figures for April and May f

Joe Garner The chief executive of Nationwide has defended his £2.3m pay packet as the building society posted a fall in profits and warned of a “subdued” UK housing market in the months ahead.

Professor Lorne Crerar (left) and Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has marked its 30th year in business by announcing record profits in its most recent financial year – its seventh consecutive year of profit growth.

Sebastian Burnside Permanent staff placements increased sharply during July, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs for Scotland.

David Alexander With the Bank of England looking likely to increase base rates this autumn there are concerns that any increase might cause a fall in the property market, but while the UK property market is slowing, a crash is unlikely, according to Edinburgh-based property management firm DJ Alexan

Scottish shoppers bought 0.3 per cent more between April and June than they did in the previous three months, according to Scottish government figures.

The Scottish national average rent edged upwards in the second quarter of 2018 to a record high of £799 per month, up a modest 1.3 per cent year-on-year (YOY), amidst continued demand for larger properties which saw 4 bed properties rise 3.3 per cent.