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West and Central Scotland have seen the biggest increase in house price per m2 in Scotland over the last five years but traditional housing hotspots in the East remain the most expensive.

Fewer than half of Royal Bank of Scotland's customers would recommend its customer service to friends and family, according to rankings published for the first time.

The average price of a property in Scotland in June 2018 was £150,472 – an increase of 4.8 per cent on June in the previous year and an increase of 0.8 per cent when compared to the previous month.

The annual High Pay Centre/CIPD assessment of FTSE 100 CEO pay packages has found that CEO median pay rose by 11 per cent between 2016 and 2017, despite prominent criticism from the investor community and the Government over excessive CEO pay awards in the past year.

The FBI has issued a warning to banks describing how cyber criminals are planning a highly-coordinated, worldwide attack on cash machines that could see millions of dollars withdrawn from customer bank accounts.

David Flint and Rebecca Henderson On 18 July the EU Commission handed Google a record fine of £3.8bn (€4.34bn) for abuse of its dominant position in relation to the Android operating system. David Flint and Rebecca Henderson of MacRoberts explain why the tech giant incurred the Commission's wrath

John McGrane The British Irish Chamber of Commerce today called for the establishment of an EU-wide Brexit Mitigation Fund for industries and regions negatively impacted by Brexit and urged the government to step up its efforts to protect the economy against the worst impacts of the UK’s withdrawa

Mark Carney The possibility of a no-deal Brexit is "uncomfortably high" Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said today.

Alan Cook Alan Cook, Partner and commercial property specialist at law firm Pinsent Masons assesses plans for a new look business rates system

Gary Gray Directors of large UK businesses employing more than 250 people will have to demonstrate they are acting in the best interests of the company due to new laws coming into force.

David Alexander With the Bank of England looking likely to increase base rates this autumn there are concerns that any increase might cause a fall in the property market, but while the UK property market is slowing, a crash is unlikely, according to Edinburgh-based property management firm DJ Alexan

Brits are struggling to put earnings aside for rainy days, with 9 per cent of those surveyed having less than £500 in savings and a shocking 15 per cent have no savings at all, according to a new survey conducted by Legal & General.

Paul Alexander Scottish Building Society has today added a Retirement Interest-Only (RIO) mortgage to its range of mortgage products for older people.

Paul Pester The fiasco that was TSB’s tech meltdown earlier this year has cost the lender £176.4 million forcing it into the red for the first half of 2018.

"How much..?" Children born this year could become millionaires by their 43rd birthday if their families contribute to a pension for the first 18 years of their lives, according to figures compiled by Brewin Dolphin.