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Isle of Barra Distillers has unveiled ambitious £5 million plans to build a new whisky and gin distillery and visitor centre, creating 30 jobs for the island.

The University of Edinburgh has invested £5 million in green projects after becoming the first university in the UK to sign up to HSBC’s new green deposits programme. The Green Deposits programme enables organisations to invest directly in green projects that promote the transition to a

The number of first-time buyers in Scotland is at a seven-year low, falling over a third (35%) since last year, according to the latest data from Bank of Scotland. 

The number of Bitcoin ATMs jumped by almost 70% year-on-year, reaching more than 7,500 in April, according to the latest data gathered by Finanso.se.

The number of interest-only mortgages fell by (13.1 per cent) in 2018 compared to the previous year, UK Finance figures published today reveal. It means the total number of pure interest-only mortgages has now fallen by over half (54 per cent) in the past seven years, from 2.5 million in 2012 to 1.2

Over 50’s in Great Britain are becoming a larger part of the rental market, according to Hamptons International’s Monthly Letting Index. So far this year over 50’s accounted for 15 per cent of rented households, up from just 11 per cent when Hamptons International’s reco

The proportion of homes in the UK bought with cash fell to 29.6 per cent in the first half of 2018, according to estate agents Hamptons International, the lowest level since the company’s records began.

Lindsay Wake Responsible finance provider, Social Investment Scotland (SIS), has appointed three new members to its commercial team, following continued growth in customer lending.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced new proposals designed to protect millions of people who use overdrafts and high-cost credit. The changes the FCA are consulting on follow an in-depth review into the high-cost credit market and are expected to reduce the costs for consumers and gi

The number of “qualified” accountant’s reports submitted to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) over law firm breaches in handling client money fell 28 per cent last year - to 1,387 in 2017 from 1,915 in 2016, according to Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors, Hazlewoods.

Corporate insurance broker Lockton is further expanding its risk advisory capabilities in Scotland with the appointment of three more corporate professionals.

David Watt David Watt, Executive Director of the Institute of Directors in Scotland takes a look at the year ahead.

The University of Dundee is to open a new centre of entrepreneurship encompassing a business accelerator. Elevator, a social enterprise which works across Tayside and Grampian to provide Business Gateway services and help facilitate start-up and growth of new and existing businesses on behalf of the

Marion Fellows Motherwell and Wishaw MP, Marion Fellows, this week secured an Adjournment Debate in the House of Commons to highlight the mis-selling of pension schemes to hundreds of Anderson Mining Group employees in 1997.

John Hume Dutch Barge Scottish Canals has announced that the number of Scots living and working on the nation’s canals has quadrupled since the launch of its Living on Water initiative three years ago.