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C&C, the Irish owner of Tennent’s lager, has become the latest drinks maker to claim that its profits are being impaired due to Scotland’s new lower drink-drive limit. C&C has reported a 1.8 per cent rise in Scottish operating profits to €39.2 million (£28.3m) for the year to 28 Febru

Hugh Boyle Hugh Boyle has been appointed as head of hospitality and tourism at Johnston Carmichael.

UK house prices rose 1.6 per cent last month, according to the latest survey from the Halifax. The bank also recorded an annual rate of increase rising slightly to 8.5 per cent.

The Law Society of Scotland’s financial benchmarking report shows improving fortunes for smaller law firms. The annual survey of law firms’ financial performance in 2013-14 has shown an overall increase from £64,000 to £69,000 in profits per equity partners. (Profits per equity partner are bef

Thomas Ashdown The removal of no fault grounds for repossession and the spectre of rent controls in city hotspots will result in an exodus of landlords from the Scottish private rented sector (PRS), new research has suggested.

Campaigners have called for the reintroduction of private rent controls as new figures reveal a massive increase in rents in Scotland’s biggest cities. New statistics released this week by Citylets, show that rents in Glasgow have increased faster than anywhere else in Scotland, up by 9.2 per cent

Scottish landlords are enjoying the highest annual rental returns ever recorded north of border, according to the latest data. The figures provided by Your Move, show that Scottish landlords have seen total annual returns of 9.7 per cent on average in the 12 months to March.

Edinburgh-based insurance giant Standard Life's has reported a 5 per cent increase in assets under administration (AUA). The firm’s latest results showed assets buoyed by net inflows of £1.5bn and "positive market movements".

Fiona McBain Glasgow-based mutual Scottish Friendly has seen funds under management hit £1 billion for the first time, after an 8 per cent rise last year.

Jim Brown Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that John Maltby will step down from his role as chief executive at Williams & Glyn, the challenger bank that RBS was forced to create as a result of rules relating to its Government bail-out at the height of the financial crisis.

House prices in Scotland rose 13.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014-15 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to official statistics published today by Registers of Scotland (RoS). The average house price in Scotland from January to March was £173,830, the highest figure

The price of oil is holding steady at a four and a half month high driven up by concerns over disruption to supplies from the Middle East. Brent crude oil is at $65.37 per barrel and has gained around $9 since March.

John Brodie Scotland’s largest independent co-operative, Scotmid, has announced a £1m rise in operating profits today, reaching £5.5m for the year ending 31 January.

Andy Clarke A supermarket price war and low fuel costs have left the average Scot £12 a week better off compared to this time last year as the UK continues to enjoy “no-flation”, according to latest figures.

Sarah Speirs Scottish construction firms are still being prevented from growth because of persistent difficulties in sourcing skilled workers, a survey has found.