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The Bank of England has reported that mortgage approvals for house purchases fell back to a 2018-low in March and were at the second lowest level (after December 2017) since August 2016.

A pensioner who acted as treasurer of her local church for over 17 years has been jailed for embezzling more than £70,000 from the kirk.

Investment into Scottish offices marks a 96 per cent increase on the historic first quarter average volume with £342 million transacted in Q1 2018, according to the latest research from international real estate advisor Savills.

Doug Gurr Scotland’s SMEs expect revenue growth over the coming year to accelerate despite expecting business conditions to deteriorate.

A new survey of over 2,000 UK consumers has revealed that younger people report giving more money to charities than the over 55s, challenging widely-held views that the older generation support good causes the most.

Sandy Manson CA Sandy Manson CA has been appointed President of ICAS, the global professional body for Chartered Accountants, succeeding Sir Brian Souter CA.

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.

Carol Stranger and Bryan Innes Lockhart Capital Management LLP (LCM) has appointed Carol Stanger to the role of Director in the Aberdeen office.

A struggling construction sector was revealed to be exacting a downward pull on overall growth UK GDP figures for the first quarter of 2018 released today by the Office for National Statistics show that UK GDP grew by 0.1 per cent over the period, the slowest growth observed since the fourth quarter

A Dundee businessman has been banned from being a company director in the UK for 11 years after an Insolvency Service probe found that he gained a £250,000 payment by lodging a false bank invoice.

Just under half (43 per cent) of 'Empty Nesters' in Scotland say they are not considering downsizing to a smaller property despite their children having ‘flown the nest’, according to the latest research from Bank of Scotland.

With increasing numbers now working past traditional retirement ages, stopping work can seem a long way off, especially for younger people, but new research from Prudential has revealed that the early retirement dream lives on, with nearly two thirds (60 per cent) of those stopping work this year a

Shareholders attending Alliance Trust’s AGM in Dundee yesterday heard how the firm’s investment business, Alliance Trust Savings (ATS), was last year forced to employ 100 additional members of staff in order to integrate systems spread across locations in both Edinburgh and the City of Discover

More than 100 young professionals working in financial services attended Scottish Financial Enterprise's first Young Professionals Annual Reception last night along with the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon.

Ross McEwan Royal Bank of Scotland has this morning reported a profit of £792 million for the first three months of 2018 year, up from the £259 million logged for the same quarter last year.