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East Ayrshire has been named the most affordable area for first-time buyers in the latest Affordability Report published by Nationwide Building Society.

Female directors at the UK’s largest financial services firms earn on average two-thirds less than male directors, according to new research from law firm Fox & Partners.

The Insolvency Service paid out £453.4 million in missing wages and benefits to former employees at firms that went bust in 2020. According to new data released by the government agency, the payments were at the highest levels in a decade, although the various financial lifelines provided by t

A renowned Speyside mansion is being converted into a luxury holiday and events venue, aimed at whisky enthusiasts.

Royal Bank of Scotland is launching a new savings competition to help encourage first-time savers. The £1000 competition begins on 1 March 2020 with ten customers each being awarded £1000 for opening an account and saving regularly.

The upcoming Budget could leave many property investors and landlords between a rock and a hard place according to property management firm Apropos. The UK-wide letting firm thinks that the widely trailed rumours that the Chancellor is about to increase capital gains tax (CGT) and Corporation Tax (C

Glasgow-based HOKO Design has opened a studio in Inverness following a £400,000 investment and a record month for the residential architect described as ‘Uber for architecture’. The move into the North of Scotland contributed towards a best-ever month for HOKO in February, placing

There is real optimism amongst small businesses owners that their businesses will return to pre-COVID normality by the end of the year, according to a study conducted by financial platform Tide.

Tes Global, the international provider of educational software services, has acquired Glasgow-based SchoolCloud, the company behind the most popular online parents’ evening software in the UK. SchoolCloud was started by Robbie Beattie and Marcus Fields, two Mearns Castle High School students w

F J Murphy Dental Clinic in Bishopbriggs has become the latest to be acquired by Scotland’s largest dental group, Clyde Munro Dental Group. The Bishopbriggs clinic has had just two principal dentists – Frazer Murphy and his father before him, Jack Murphy - and is the longest-running prac

A juror has been fined after he was caught reading a golf magazine during a robbery trial.

KPMG has revamped its governance structure after losing its chairman and senior partner Bill Michael after it was alleged that he made controversial comments during a video conference earlier this month.  The Big Four firm announced it will split the roles of UK chairman and chief executive tha

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is calling for the Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA) to be scrapped in the Budget so pension savers who have had to dip into their retirement savings during the pandemic are not penalised for paying it back when they can. ABI has argued that the change

The UK Government has laid draft regulations in Parliament that implement the requirement for mandatory independent scrutiny of pre-pack administration sales where connected parties are involved in the purchase.

Jim Harra, the chief executive of HMRC, has revealed that he received a call from fraudsters pretending to be the taxman. Mr Harra issued a warning on Twitter revealing that the HMRC had seen an increase in reported scams.