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David Melhuish Latest official figures released by Revenue Scotland reveal a fall in revenue of Land and Building Transaction Tax (LBTT) for the first time since May, the Scottish Property Federation has found.

Antonio Horta-Osario Lloyds Banking Group, which includes Edinburgh-based Bank of Scotland, has announced third quarter pre-tax profits of £1.95bn – a year-on-year increase of 141 per cent.

The number of Scots entering insolvency solutions has held steady compared to a year ago, according to latest figures released by Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB). Statistics show there were 2,472 total personal insolvencies, which include awards of bankruptcy and protected trust deeds, in the second

Almost three quarters of Scots are happy to rent a property, according to new research which has also revealed that it suits many people’s lifestyles. The report, which was undertaken by GVA and PRSim, shows that contrary to the common belief that renting is a necessary evil whilst saving for a ho

Colin Dempster Three listed companies in Scotland issued profit warnings in the third quarter of 2017, compared with two in the previous quarter and three in the same period last year, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings report.

Sara Wilson New research by Alliance Trust Savings finds almost half (45 per cent) of middle-aged people who currently have an above average income would run out of money within six months of losing their main income. This rises to two thirds (67 per cent) of those with £499 or less available to sp

Tim Cooper Three-in-10 Scottish adults (29 per cent) think their financial situation will improve over the next six months, slightly higher than the figure for all British adults of 22 per cent.

Howard Archer With the UK economy looking set to remain stuck in low gear for the rest of this year and well into 2018, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) should keep interest rates on hold until late 2018 to avoid weakening the fragile economic outlook, says the latest forecast

The value of goods exported by Scotland in the year to the end of June was up by more than 20 per cent, driven by the growth in the oil and gas industry, according to latest HM Revenue and Customs data.

Ed O’Connell Demand for highly-skilled professionals means those in the accounting and finance and administration sector are set to experience significant starting salary increases in Scotland.

Sustained economic growth and the fall in the Sterling exchange rate have put record pressure on businesses in Scotland to increase the amount of money tied up in working capital, leaving them at risk if growth were to weaken in the months ahead, according to a new report from Bank of Scotland.

Remortgaging was responsible for a record proportion of valuations in August, according to the latest research.

Tim Cooper The retail sector in Scotland has the second-lowest level of firms at higher than normal risk of insolvency of anywhere in the UK, according to the latest research from insolvency and restructuring trade body R3.

David Lonsdale New analysis by the SRC/BRC has spelled out that the potential cost to shoppers of leaving the EU without a tariff-free trade deal could be as much as 22 per cent.

Hew Edgar Demand remains strong for residential properties in Scotland, but there are concerns the market is being “restricted” by the effect of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, the latest survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has found.