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Savills plc, the international real estate advisor, has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2020, revealing a 9% drop in group revenue to £1.74 billion. The firm said resilient revenues from less transactional services significantly mitigated a reduction in transac

The majority of property transactions will be online and out of hours in the future, according to property firm Apropos. The UK-wide lettings firm has stated that half of all its transactions now occur outside the usual office hours with more people willing to view properties and agree contracts in

The UK Government has invested about £118 million into top Scottish businesses and researchers to help tackle major societal challenges that will help the UK recover from the coronavirus pandemic. 

Organisers of the AccelerateHER Awards are staging a three-day market building virtual trade mission across Europe next week for members of their female company founder network. With the support of the Scottish Government and Scottish Development International (SDI) in Germany, the event takes place

Two in five (39%) SME owners say the stress of COVID-19 has caused them to experience sleep problems or insomnia, according to a new study from small business insurer Simply Business.

President Joe Biden's two German shepherds have been sent home from the White House after biting a security guard.

Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Infinity Partnership has announced an official partnership with Starling Bank, the mobile business banking services provider. Infinity Partnership, a five-time winner at the British Accountancy Awards, will now be offering its network of clients flexible and streamlin

HSBC UK has today launched a £650 million fund for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Scotland, part of a broader £15 billion lending fund to support SMEs across the UK. The move is part of the bank's commitment to help British businesses innovate and grow as the country looks

Scottish factoring firm Newton Property Management has launched an industry-first loan scheme for staff to help provide interest-free access to funds if they need it. The company, which has offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness, has pledged a six-figure employee benevolent fund to provide finan

Between December 2020 and February 2021, the average property selling price in East Fife, West Fife and Kinross was £218,393, up 11.9% compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from ESPC.

The Scottish Government has paid out more than half a billion pounds in lifeline support to Scottish businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic since November 2020. The Strategic Framework Business Fund had paid out £214m by 22 February according to latest figures. Approximately 89% of th

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has delivered £9 billion to the UK's social housing sector in three years. Since 2018, the bank has provided £9bn of funding to the UK’s social housing sector, outstripping its original £2.25bn funding commitment by £6.75bn ov

Criminals and scammers are taking advantage of young people's Covid-related financial troubles to hire them to unknowingly launder money, according to Cifas, the fraud prevention services.

Homeowners in the UK can fix their mortgage for 40 years as banks and lenders once again offer the loans that disappeared from the housing market in the 2008 financial crisis.

Several City of London firms are preparing to let staff work from home for a portion of the week, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact working habits.