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Build to Rent is critical to addressing issues of a lack of housing supply but Scotland still lags the rest of the UK, writes Will Scarlett. With the news that L&G have committed to a Build To Rent (BTR) scheme for 338 apartments in Edinburgh, it is fair to say that BTR in Scotland is final

Almost two thirds (65 per cent) of young people in Scotland have or would consider starting their own business but many say a lack of funding and practical experience is putting them off, according to new research by YouGov commissioned by The Prince’s Trust and LDC. The research, which polled

Winners of the 2019 Elevator Awards were announced last night in a celebration of entrepreneurial achievements and exceptional performance across the north east. Ten companies and individuals were revealed as the winners to an audience of 400 people, with categories covering business success, contri

Fosters Family Funeral Directors, one of Scotland’s largest independent funeral directors, has secured an undisclosed funding package from Barclays to finance the purchase of Paisley Crematorium and enable future growth.

Flat-pack retailer Ikea could be building homes in the UK after a council in the south of England agreed to work with a developer owned by the Swedish giant.

Beth MacLeod FCCA is the Scottish Accountant of the Year, winning the accolade at the Scottish Accountancy & Financial Technology Awards 2019 in Glasgow.

Over half (54 per cent) of Scottish businesses that have attempted to raise capital have failed at least once, according to the new Dream Bigger: Funding Ambition report from Smith & Williamson, the financial and professional services firm.

LGIM Real Assets has announced that it has committed, on behalf of its clients including Legal & General Retirement Institutional (LGRI), £285 million in funding to City Property Glasgow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Glasgow City Council (“GCC”) to support its recently settled

Scotland’s savings pots could be in for a boost as the country’s smaller challenger banks consolidate and innovate in an increasingly competitive marketplace, according to KPMG UK. In its latest report, Challenger Banks: Opportunities and Challenges, KPMG has predicted the number of bank

Security specialist Safer Scotland has strengthened its financial infrastructure with the appointment of a new finance manager to oversee the company’s fiscal processes. It has signed up former Balfour Beattie accountant Nicole Finnegan with a remit to assume responsibility for all f

38 Scottish companies have been named this week in London Stock Exchange Group’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ report, recording a 40 per cent average annual revenue growth rate and generating total turnover of £1.5 billion.

The latest statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) show that the average price of a property in Scotland in April 2019 was £150,825 – an increase of 1.6 per cent on April in the previous year.

A lack of new development and Grade A space in Scotland’s largest city are key factors in a surge of flexible workspace operators entering the Glasgow market in the past year, according to newly published research from flexible workspace advisors GKRE.

Clackmannanshire Council has “laid the foundations for improvement” but “serious challenges” remain for the local authority, according to the Accounts Commission.

Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary NatWest has revealed a divide in attitudes between business people and consumers towards the major technological changes that are going to transform the way people live their lives in the coming years.