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Housing associations in the UK made record operating profits in 2017, despite the introduction of a 1 per cent annual social housing rent cut in England until 2020, according to Moody’s Public Sector Europe.

Scotland saw a sustained level of office investment in 2017, despite ongoing economic uncertainty, according to new figures released by independent property consultancy, Knight Frank.

Mike Thompson Barclays has announced that it is launching a Master’s Apprenticeship in Leadership, the first UK bank to offer this level of apprenticeship. The two-year programme will allow eligible candidates to further their studies whilst continuing to earn in their current role, completely fre

Andrew Renouf Against a backdrop of Brexit uncertainty that has subdued performance in a number of commercial sectors, tourism and hotels have defied conditions to deliver significant growth in Scotland.

Edinburgh-based electrical contractors Ideal Electrical has secured a funding package from Santander Business Banking to support the expansion of its headquarters in the capital.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today imposed a fine of £1,976,000 on credit card lender, Vanquis, for failing to disclose the full price of an add-on product, called Repayment Option Plan (ROP).

Pamela Coyne (bottom right) and the Armstrong Watson Glasgow team The newly expanded Glasgow office of Armstrong Watson Accountants has appointed Pamela Coyne to the post of Restructuring, Recovery & Insolvency Partner.

Monica Lennon MSP Scottish Labour has urged the Scottish Government to take steps to introduce a tourist tax in Scotland after COSLA unanimously backed the plans.

House prices in Edinburgh and Glasgow are predicted to rise by 22 per cent and 17 per cent respectively in the coming five years, according to figures from property consultancy JLL.

Mark Wilson Insurance giant Aviva, which employs 2,500 staff across hubs in Perth and Bishopriggs, has announced the sale of its entire shareholding in life insurance and pensions joint ventures Cajamurcia Vida and Caja Granada Vida to Bankia, in a £178 million deal.

Richard Davies TSB today announced a new partnership with small business network Enterprise Nation in an effort to boost the digital capability of small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Ged Killen It could take two decades for complaints by WASPI women to be investigated by the DWP, Scottish Labour has claimed.

Kirsty Ross Europe’s family businesses are more impacted than ever by the ‘war for talent’, the European Family Businesses (EFB) and KPMG Enterprise European Family Business Barometer has found.

Dumfries-based car dealership, Grierson & Graham, has secured a six-figure funding deal from Royal Bank of Scotland to assist in the expansion of its current premises.

More than 300 of Glasgow’s business people attended the Business Beats Cancer charity dinner last Thursday, raising over £80, 000 for Cancer Research UK and bringing the total raised to date to over £200,000.