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Junior ISA investments in Scotland have soared ahead of the UK average, new data reveals. Data from Scottish Friendly’s latest Investor Index shows that the number of junior stocks and shares ISA policies opened by Scottish households in the three months to September was 27% higher than t

Inflation has reached 11.1%, a 41-year high, the newest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows. A jump in energy costs, despite the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG), and rising food prices, which rose by 16.4% — the biggest annual increase since 1977 — pushed C

The oldest of the millennial generation would prefer their parents to use their cash to comfortably fund their own retirement rather than receive it as an inheritance, according to research from Barclays Wealth. The research of 4,000 40-year-old millennials and their parents reveals disparities when

A return to austerity would have significant consequences for people and public services, deputy first minister John Swinney has warned ahead of the UK government’s autumn statement. Mr Swinney has called for an alternative to austerity to avoid the UK Government “prolonging” the r

Workplace furniture procurement firm Bureau Group has acquired furniture business assets from 2NDHND Ltd, a Dundonald-based company which entered administration last month. Shona Campbell of Henderson Loggie LLP acted as joint administrator of 2NDHND after being appointed alongside Lee Green an

Million Dollar has become the first real estate company to provide a platform for the buying and selling of land in the Metaverse.

The Energy Training Academy has appointed Alan Earsman to its board as finance director. A former senior finance figure with the Royal Bank of Scotland, Mr Earsman joins the senior management team running Scotland’s first community-focused energy training centre on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

The average price of a property in Scotland in September 2022 was £191,941, an increase of 7.3% on September 2021 but a 0.9% decrease compared with the previous month. The latest provisional statistics from the UK HPI show that the volume of residential sales in Scotland in July 2022

EQ Accountants LLP have appointed Ben Connolly as tax manager in their Glenrothes office. Mr Connolly joined EQ last Monday, having previously worked as a client tax manager. He is ACCA qualified with over 10 years’ experience in the profession and is a qualified Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA), b

Barclays has launched a pilot offering up to £2,000 to its residential mortgage customers that make certain energy efficient home improvements. Energy usage is a top priority for many households, three quarters (75%) of homeowners intend to make energy efficiency-related changes to their homes

Liam Mccreadie, 26, a call centre boss from Aberdeen, has been disqualified as a director for 4 years after failing to pay more than £1.1 million in taxes and not submitting tax returns for his two companies.

The start of EY's vote to split the company has been postponed as the firm's 'global framework agreement' has not been finalised yet. Voting on the proposed separation of the audit and consulting businesses, which was approved in September, was set to start this month with balloting of the big four

Lake District officials have ordered a housing developer to replace the foots of five newly built homes with locally quarried materials after the housebuilder used Welsh slate. Builders are required to use Cumbrian slate in most areas of the Lakes, but the rule is often ignored as second-hand materi

KPMG has settled a claim with Watchstone Group, formerly known as Quindell, for £4.95 million. Watchstone group announced the settlement yesterday in a regulatory filing. KPMG has not commented further than confirming a settlement has been reached with Watchstone Group.

Knight Frank has sold Edinburgh’s only Wickes store for over the asking price in a £6 million deal. The prominent 21,935 sq. ft. property on Stevenson Road is let to building supplies provider Wickes on a long-term lease and had been marketed for just over £5.6m. The higher £