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The Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced an updated package of £10 billion of funding to the UK social housing sector before the end of 2028.

Begbies Traynor Group plc, which employs over 60 staff in Scotland and Northern Ireland across six offices, has announced a comprehensive rebrand that will bring the business and its eight service lines together under a unified BTG banner. The announcement of the name change and rebrand follows the

Rodents have pushed London-based broadband provider G.Network into administration, leaving its future uncertain, by causing a potential rescue deal by rival Community Fibre to collapse.

The global economy is expected to grow at a reasonable but not particularly exciting pace again this year, supported by easier monetary policy, fiscal stimulus in key economies and the continued artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but important downside risks remain in a volatile and unpredictable gl

Cash ISAs experienced a record year in 2025 as savers funnelled £57 billion into these accounts, according to the latest Bank of England figures. This surge represents the highest annual inflow in a decade, vastly outstripping the activity seen since the allowance rose to £20,000 in 2017

Scotland again experienced dramatic increases in business distress in the last three months of 2025, well ahead of UK averages, according to Begbies Traynor The business rescue and recovery firm's latest Red Flag Alert data, released every three months, shows the most serious ‘critical’

Plans have emerged for a major new hotel development at one of Glasgow’s most prominent city‑centre locations. A proposal is being marketed that could deliver around 170 bedrooms on a landmark site at the junction of Argyle Street and Jamaica Street – described as one of the city&rsquo

Edinburgh-headquartered Hampden Bank has made three senior hires as it continues to scale up its personal banking service south of the border. Liz Williamson, Ian Noke and Claire Lattin have joined as banking directors to serve the banking needs of clients across the North & Midlands.

Pre-tax profits of £5.4 million have been recorded by First Tech Limited, an Aberdeen-based engineering and marine group, alongside a record turnover of £72m for the year ending 30 April 2025. Despite a challenging market environment, the group achieved a 26% increase in turnover compare

As the UK grapples with the retirement savings challenge, and young people stare into a cost of living and employment crisis, Aberdeen Adviser has recommended the UK government close the gap between the Junior SIPP and the Junior ISA annual allowance, by raising the Junior SIPP allowance. Aberdeen A

Glasgow-headquartered Wbg has appointed Keith Miller as partner, head of indirect tax, based in its Manchester office. With more than 30 years of experience, most recently as Northwest VAT Partner at Azets, Mr Miller was also a VAT specialist at Deloitte, led KPMG’s M&A VAT offering across

Pre-tax profits at Kirkcaldy-based food distributor Fife Creamery have surged by 57% to just over £2 million for the year ending 30 September 2025. The dairy distributor, which has operated in the Kingdom of Fife since 1957, recorded a pre-tax profit of £2,004,913, up significantly from

Business failures in Scotland reached 4% of all UK administrations in 2025, making it the ninth-highest region for corporate insolvencies, according to law firm Shakespeare Martineau. A total of 67 businesses in the region entered administration last year. Across the UK, 1,631 companies filed for ad

Scotland’s shopkeepers found little cause for celebration this festive season, as trading figures revealed a stagnation in sales during the crucial Christmas period.

AG Barr has announced the immediate departure of Mark Allen OBE as non-executive chair and director of the multi-beverage business behind brands such as Irn-Bru, Rubicon, and Boost. Mr Allen is stepping down to dedicate his attention to his recently extended role as executive chair at Hilton Food Gr