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The number of people in Scotland who say they are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage has increased by nearly a third in the last two years.

On the eve of Parliament’s vote on the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal, new data from accountants and business advisors BDO has revealed that business confidence has fallen to its lowest level since December 2016 with output also stagnating. 

The era of the ‘amateur’ landlord may be at an end according to Scottish accountants and business advisors French Duncan. This year will see further erosion of the tax benefits of being a landlord and by 2020 there will be few financial incentives left for landlords. Many private la

Fife-based payment specialist Renovite Technologies has been selected by the UK Department for International Trade and Scottish Development International to showcase its technology to Swiss and Austrian financial organisations on a fintech trade mission later this month. Taking place in Vienna and Z

A North-east headquartered marine equipment specialist Motive Offshore Group, has appointed a new finance director as it aims to support ambitious growth plans for the coming year as it continues to post record results. Headquartered in Boyndie, the firm has seen a record turnover for 2018 and

Businesses will be able to access more than £100 million to help them expand and unlock investment through the next phase of the Scottish Growth Scheme. Through a variety of appointed fund managers, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Scotland will have the chance to apply for financial

The 2019 AccelerateHER Awards have been launched today, aimed at celebrating and supporting aspirational female entrepreneurs based in Scotland. This year’s winners will be offered a free place on a trade mission to Dubai or Berlin where they will showcase their business, be introduced to key

(Right to left) Economy secretary, Derek MacKay, digital economy minister, Kate Forbes, Jim Pettigrew, FiSAB co-chair and chairman of CYBG plc, Stephen Ingledew, chief executive, FinTech Scotland FinTech Scotland has confirmed that the number of innovative fintech SMEs based in Scotland has grown by

A no-deal Brexit would have “profound” economic consequences the UK economy, with GDP shrinking by up to 8 per cent and thousands of jobs being put at risk, the head of the Confederation of British Industry is to warn today. However, the industry body says UK businesses believe that

A cocaine addicted financial controller has admitted embezzling hundreds of thousands of pounds for a second time to fund her lavish lifestyle. Kerryanne Clarke from Coatbridge pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to taking more than £250,000 from Bell Building Projects in Govan using company

Latest official data published today shows that growth in the UK's economy slowed in the three months to November to slump to its weakest pace for half a year. The economy grew by 0.3 per cent during the period, less than the 0.4 per cent in the three months to October, the Office for National Stati

A woman who made a £1.6 million fortune by selling fake treatments for weight loss and cancer has been banned from running a company for six years, The Times reports. Carol Wiseman, 51, and her sister Helen Buchan, 52, both from Fraserburgh, claimed that their Secret Diet Drops

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed that 40 per cent of borrowers who took out a mortgage in 2017 will be aged over 65 by the time their mortgage matures - almost double the number recorded a decade ago. The City watchdog said that the 40 per cent figure represents dramatic shift from

Mackinnons Solicitors, with offices in Aberdeen, Cults and Aboyne, have announced the appointment of Neil Torrance as a partner to the firm and of Sarah Newnham as an associate. The business of Iain Smith Solicitors LLP, Queens Road, Aberdeen has been incorporated into the firm of Mackinnons an

A Scots lawyer convicted of embezzling more than £20,000 of clients’ money has been struck off the solicitors’ roll by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). Paul O'Donnell, of Glasgow, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court in April 2016 to em