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Rod Ashley Airdrie Savings Bank (ASB), the UK’s last remaining independent savings bank, is to close its doors with seventy jobs likely to be lost.

The Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group (CYBG) has announced plans to close 40 branches in Scotland and a total of 79 throughout the UK with the loss of 400 jobs.

Average rents in Scotland’s private rented sector fell in the final quarter of 2016 by 0.9 per cent on the year to stand at £739 per month, according to new figures.

Steven Todd Steven Todd from Tayside-based EQ Chartered Accountants discusses the impact of uncertainty within the construction sector.

Scottish GDP grew by 0.2 per cent during the third quarter of 2016, according to statistics announced today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

Phil Anderson A financial services company operating in the north east of Scotland is celebrating after winning two industry awards.

The average selling price for properties in east central Scotland is now £209,654, an increase of 4.9 per cent between October to December 2016, according to the latest analysis by estate agent in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife, ESPC.

Demand for temporary professionals in Scotland has risen by 17 per cent year on year to December 2016 according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Scottish retail sales increased by 4.3 per cent on a like-for-like basis compared to December 2015, when they had decreased by 0.4 per cent, according to latest data.

Unemployment in Scotland increased by 11,000 between September and November last year, and now stands at 139,000, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released today.

Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank is aiming to help more customers buy their home by adding more mortgage intermediaries to its broker panel.

Callum Sinclair, a partner and head of technology at law firm Burness Paull takes a look at the future impact of Brexit on Scotland's financial services sector.  

Jamie Robertson Jamie Robertson, solicitor in Thorntons' Residential Property team highlights investment opportunities in the Granite City due to fall in house prices.

Margot James A review looking at the uses of Limited Partnerships in the UK has been launched following recent allegations that some businesses registered in Scotland are being used for criminal purposes.

The average price of a property in Scotland in November 2016 was £143,033 – an increase of 3.3 per cent on the previous year and an increase of 1.0 per cent when compared to the previous month.