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The cost of the average UK house fell by 1 per cent in June, according to latest data from the Halifax, marking the largest monthly fall since January.

New figures have revealed that Scotland attracted 183 inward investment projects in 2016-17 which led to over 5,500 new jobs being created north of the border.

Expansion in the manufacturing sector has helped the Scottish economy to grow by 0.8 per cent - the highest rate of quarterly growth in Scotland since the end of 2014, new figures have revealed.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has called on HMRC to allow taxpayers a limited number of defaults before incurring a penalty for late submissions under the new proposals for digital tax reporting.

A weak pound buoyed Scotland’s production and tourism sectors, boosting visitor numbers to the country and driving exports – leading to the first positive swing in export numbers in two years, according to new data published by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Martin Gilbert The Financial Conduct Authority’s final report into the £7 trillion fund management industry has received a mixed reception amid claims that its findings constitute a capitulation to pressure exerted by one of the finance sector’s most powerful lobbies.

International construction giant Balfour Beatty has today published a paper predicting that the construction site of 2050 will be human-free with work moved off-site, remote control of machinery and new materials and techniques exploited to improve cost, safety and efficiency.

The number of Scots saving adequately for retirement has fallen to 59 per cent down from 61 per cent last year, according to Scottish Widows.

Fraser Sime Business confidence in Scotland fell in the last six months, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Bank of Scotland, based on data gathered after the snap election had been called.

Hugh Aitken CBI Scotland has today said that sufficiently increasing productivity in Scotland could the economy north of the border by £25 billion over the coming decade.

Scotland's digital technology sector is forecast to grow twice as fast as the Scottish economy overall in the years to 2024, according to research published by Skills Development Scotland and the Digital Technologies Skills Group.

Scotland’s food and drink exports increased by over 11 per cent in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period in 2016.

Donald McKinnon Glasgow-based chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has won a contract to deliver insolvency services on behalf of the Scottish Government – the first firm to have been awarded the contract on three consecutive occasions.

Fraser Sime Growth momentum picked up in the Scottish private sector during May, with output increasing by the greatest degree since February, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Regional Purchasing Managers’ Index.

Martin Gill Growth in the services sector has slowed to a standstill and is on the brink of shrinking, according to accountants and business advisers BDO’s latest Business Trends Report.