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Scottish consumer confidence remained steady and in line with the rest of the UK at the end of 2021, new analysis from Deloitte shows. Consumer confidence was at -11 per cent in Q4 2021, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker. Overall personal expenditure increased for 45 per cent of cons

Investment into Scottish commercial property reached £2.2 billion in 2021 according to the latest Scotland Snapshot from Colliers.

UK retail sales volumes in January exceeded pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Banking technology platform provider, BankiFi, has partnered with TSB to launch Revenu; an app, exclusive to TSB that will allow small businesses to receive quicker payments and to better manage their business finances. Revenu allows TSB’s business clients to collect customer payments from req

Edinburgh-based hospitality technology specialist, ePOS Hybrid, has revealed a significant uplift across all parts of its business as it played a key role in helping hospitality sector clients overturn the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the last 18 months, ePOS Hybrid increased its client

2021 saw a surge in the number of multi-million-pound homes sold in Scotland, with 419 homes sales, registered. According to Rettie & Co, this was an increase of almost 50% on 2020, which itself was the highest recorded level since the 2007 market boom.

Henderson Loggie has created a new resource for start-ups that covers everything new businesses need to know to get off the ground and grow. The accountancy firm which has offices across Scotland specialises in supporting businesses through every stage of growth and has collated top tips and expert

UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 1.0% in the final quarter of 2021, according to the latest statistics published by the Office for National Statistics  (ONS).

The 2022-2023 Scottish Budget Bill has been backed by MSPs. During the Stage 3 debate in the Scottish Parliament, finance secretary Kate Forbes announced a further £290 million in financial support to help address the rising cost of living.

Almost one in five (17%) retailers in Scotland have cancelled contracts with suppliers across the last 12 months who don’t meet stringent ethical and sustainable standards, new research from Barclays reveals.

Azets, the accountancy firm specialising in the SME sector, has appointed David Meldrum as an associate director within the firm’s fast-growing restructuring and insolvency practice in Scotland. Mr Meldrum has specialist knowledge of all forms of restructuring and insolvency and has provided s

Anderson Strathern Asset Management, the financial planning and investment business wholly owned by Scottish legal firm Anderson Strathern LLP, grew funds under management to £341 million in 2021, up from £250m in the previous year. Graham Clark, CEO, said: “Market uplift contribut

House prices in Aberdeen city and its suburbs dropped by 1.5% in the final quarter of 2021, according to the latest report from Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre Limited (ASPC).

Consumer confidence fell by one percentage point for a second consecutive quarter in Q4 2021, reaching -11%, according to the latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker.

Mortgage debt in the Edinburgh postcode accounts for almost a quarter of the Scottish total, according to an analysis of the latest data by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that of the £66,887,491,181 of outstanding mortgage debt in Scotland Edinburgh accounted for 23.9% of the to