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Simon Rubinsohn House prices are set to rise in Scotland, with sales expectations remaining positive despite ongoing concerns about a lack of stock, the October 2017 RICS UK Residential Market Survey has found.

L-R: (back row) Ian McConnell of The Herald, Richard Slater of Deloitte in Scotland, Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2016, Chris Gauld of Spark Energy, Stuart Brown of Barclays, (front row) Entrepreneur of the Year 2016, Jimmy Milne CBE of Balmoral Group, Colette Grant of Grant Property and Sandy

A set of proposals, which aim to deliver £21 million of savings in Edinburgh City Council’s coming financial year, have been released for public engagement this week by councillors at a meeting of the authority’s Finance and Resources Committee.

Ross McEwan Fixed share allowances worth £3.2 million for the six months to December 31 have been awarded to bosses at still 73 percent state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland.

EU nationals working in Scotland contribute an average of £34,400 each to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – more than £4.4 billion a year – according to new data analysis.

Around one in four retirees in the UK now return to work or ‘unretire’, mostly within five years of retiring, new research has found.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N5skF6hHM8 A new visitor centre showcasing the archaeological remains of an ancient and mysterious temple to the Latin god Mithras has opened under Bloomberg’s new European headquarters in the heart of the City of London next to the Bank of England.

AAB managing partner Graeme Allan (right) welcomes Kevin Meaney to the Aberdeen firm Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB) has announced the appointment of Kevin Meaney as tax director.

Gary Gillespie The latest report on Scotland’s economic performance has shown a strong first half of 2017.

A new £4 million self-build loan fund offering financial backing to people in Scotland who want to build their own homes will be available from next year.

Graeme Hartop Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has announced that it is collaborating with the University of Edinburgh to explore the links between personal finance and mental health.

Faisal Choudhry House prices in Scotland will outperform London and most other regions of the UK over the next five years, according to international real estate adviser Savills.

Malcolm Hurlston Scots who pay off outstanding debts could continue to be penalised because the authorities are not being informed of payments, the Registry Trust says.

Sean McGinness Accountancy firm Saffery Champness says that it welcomes the majority of findings made by the Office for Tax Simplification (OTS) in its report on the UK VAT system to consider whether or not this was working for businesses and to identify opportunities to simplify the structure.

Edinburgh-based Sainsbury’s Bank says it has received £150m worth of mortgage applications in the first half of the year.