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The annual house price appreciation in Glasgow and west of Scotland has remained positive for six consecutive quarters, the longest growth stretch since 2008, according to the most recent quarterly report from the Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre. According to data based on GSPC sales, annual hous

George Osborne Yesterday’s Summer Budget announcement was a mixed bag for bankers after Chancellor George Osborne announced that the government will “gradually” reduce the bank levy over the next six years, only to go to say that an 8 per cent bank surcharge on profits is to be introduced from

Barry McKeown Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) has become the new host partner of the Edinburgh Ethical Finance Roundtable series, following a year in which the firm acted on more than £200 million of Shariah-compliant real estate activity in the UK.

Ian Wright of WRI A popular Ayrshire fish and chip shop has been saved from going out of business after its fish wholesaling parent company went into administration last month.

Women are being hit hard on multiple fronts by changes to the benefits system, according to a report published by Holyrood’s Welfare Reform Committee. The committee found women are disproportionately impacted by welfare reform across a range of issues and benefits.

Aberdeen City Council has improved how it is run in recent years and has plans for further changes but a great deal more work is needed to deliver these, according to the Accounts Commission. A new report out today examines progress at the council following changes in management structures and polit

Andrew McNamara Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP in Scotland has launched a new accounting service to mid-market corporates and fast growth SMEs.

Migrants push UK population to record high of 64.6 million The UK population grew by almost half a million last year to 64,596,800, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Priti Patel Thousands jobseekers around Scotland have taken advantage of the government’s New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme to start their own businesses over the course of the recent months.

Still 80 per cent taxpayer-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has taken the unusual step of offering a reward of up to £15,000 for information relating to an armed robbery that took place at one of its West Dunbartonshire branches last week. The incident took place on Wednesday June 17 when a man in a ba

Sajid Javid The UK Business Secretary Sajid Javid will today announce plans to partly-privatise the Edinburgh-based Green Investment Bank.

It’s not just the UK’s elected officials that apparently need to be rehoused, now the Queen may have to move out of Buckingham Palace during much-needed renovations to the residence, which has not been substantially redecorated since she took the throne in 1952, royal officials said today.

Geoff Jacobs Firms need to take early action to project themselves because the full impact of cost reduction measures and the deferral or cancellation of capital projects in the North Sea is yet to be fully felt, KPMG has warned.

Highland Spring in £20m expansion Perthshire-based bottled water producer Highland Spring is planning to spend £20m in ramping up production to meet growing demand for bottled water.

Almost 66 per cent of Scottish businesses are putting themselves at risk of missing deadlines, wasting money on outdated commercial agreements, or being forced into expensive litigation because they are not managing their contracts effectively, according to a survey carried out by law firm Brodies L