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St. Andrews now has the accolade of homing Scotland’s most expensive street, according to research from Bank of Scotland.

Craig Vickery With the UK government seemingly committed to sacrificing freedom of movement in pursuit of a ‘hard’ Brexit, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Scotland has warned that the country could face a ‘brain drain’ of top professionals.

Derek Mair Derek Mair is a partner at Hall Morrice

Asset-rich North Sea businesses are turning to alternative methods of funding ongoing operations as conditions in the region continue to prove challenging, according to lawyers at HBJ Gateley. The development comes as the UK government revealed that it has incurred a loss from North Sea oil and gas

The number of business start-ups recorded in Scotland during the fourth quarter of 2015 (2,488) was down by nearly 17 percent on the previous quarter (2,990) and 2 per cent behind the same quarter last year (2,539), according to latest data from the Committee of Scottish Bankers. Figures for the fou

The number of homes worth at least £1 million is set to triple by 2030 across the country, a report predicts. The forecast would mean that by 2030, around one in every 20 (5.1 per cnt) homes in the UK is worth £1 million-plus, according to Santander Mortgages.

UK oil and gas firms are sitting on a war chest of £20bn that could be released by simply improving their working capital management, according to new research released today by PwC. With no sign of an oil price rebound in sight, exploration and production (E&P) and oilfield services firms are

Five stores a week closed across some of Scotland’s largest towns and cities in the first six months of 2015, according to latest research from PwC. According to the analysis, 121 stores owned by multiple retailers shut-up-shop, with only 95 opening – a net reduction of 26 stores.

Sir Phillip Hampton Royal Bank of Scotland bosses yesterday came under fire from the still 80 per cent state-owned bank’s angry shareholders who called for answers over a litany of issues still plaguing the lender.

Sir Angus Grossart Alexander Dennis, the Scottish bus and coach builder bought 11 years ago by a consortium led by Sir Angus Grossart, Sir Brian Souter and Sir David Murray, could fetch £300 million, if rumours of an impending sale are true.