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Property investors have warned that the UK would be a less attractive place to invest were it to leave the European Union, according to findings of a new survey by global property adviser CBRE. As part of a CBRE special report Heading For The Exit? published today, the survey of CBRE's investor clie

Martin Gilbert Martin Gilbert, co-founder and chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management has warned that should British voters decide to leave the EU it could spark a second Scottish independence referendum.

Gross mortgage borrowing of £13.6 billion in January was 38 per cent higher than a year ago and the highest since mid-2008, according to latest data from the British Bankers Association. The number of mortgage approvals in January was 33 per cent higher than a year ago, with remortgaging up 42 perc

Scotland is investing twice as much per person on transport as England and has spent more per head on improving infrastructure than all other nations in the UK since 2007, according to new independent analysis. The figures, compiled by researchers from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPI

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has pressed for a further 2 per cent cut in excise duty in next month's Budget as the trade body pointed out that whisky exports are worth almost £4 billion a year. SWA said the UK’s trade deficit of almost £35 billion would be 11 per cent larger without whisk

UK inflation edged up to a 12 month high in January, according to latest official figures released today. An easing in the recent dramatic fall in petrol prices saw inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices Index, rise by 0.3 per cent, the Office for National Statistics said.

Susannah Simpson Scotland’s ‘generation rent’ is expected to continue throughout the next decade as the country is predicted to be one of UK’s fastest growing private rental markets.

Scottish footfall in January rose 1.5 per cent year-on-year and were up on the 0.2 per cent rise recorded in December, according to latest data from the Scottish Retail Consortium. The result was the best performance since March 2015 and is ahead of the UK average.

Banking giant HSBC, which employs more than 3700 people in Scotland, has made a U-turn on plans to freeze staff pay. The bank, which is set to release its full year results later this month, has recently been under pressure from shareholders to cut costs and improve its lacklustre performance.

International accountancy firm Mazars has reported a 24 per cent jump in fee income from its Scottish operations. The result north of the border came as the firm, which has operates throughout 93 countries, reported a 14 per cent rise in turnover for the year to the end of August across its UK opera

Theresa May The UK Government has announced that it is to set up a new taskforce consisting of police, banks and government officials to combat fraud across the UK.

Alasdair Gardner. regional managing director at the Bank of Scotland The Scottish private sector remained in growth territory during the first month of 2016, according to the Bank of Scotland's Purchase Managers Index (PMI).

John Swinney Deputy first minister John Swinney has vowed not to increase taxes for low paid workers as MSPs prepare to debate the Draft Budget 2016/17 for the first time at Holyrood later today.

The volume of residential sales in Scotland rose 14.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2015-16 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). A total of 28,779 properties were submitted for registration between Octob

Scottish Friendly, Scotland’s largest financial mutual, has announced a record-breaking 18 per cent increase in sales for 2015. The financial services group reported a rise from the £21.6m it posted in 2014 to £25.5m in 2015.