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Yorkshire Building Society is set to become the first mainstream lender to relaunch 95% mortgages. The relaunch comes nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic sparked a trend amongst banks and lenders which saw them withdraw low-deposit loans. Currently, there are only five 95% loan-to-value (LT

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed Edward Glossop as its new emerging markets economist. As part of the ASI Research Institute (ASIRI), Mr Glossop will work alongside a team of economists and researchers to deliver macro insights into ASI’s investment teams to help inform portfo

Average savings rates are continuing to drop to record lows a year on from the start of the first COVID-19 lockdown, according to analysis by Moneyfacts.co.uk.

The average number of properties for sale in some parts of Scotland has fallen by almost a quarter since their peak in November according to property firm apropos. The letting firm has analysed data which shows that the number of advertised properties on the Scottish market has fallen by 22.3% over

Applications to Scottish EDGE’s latest funding round are up by 24%, with the record 305 applications for the 17th round of EDGE in May indicating a high level of business activity on Scotland’s startup scene. Scottish EDGE is the UK's biggest business funding competition. Since bein

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can now apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help them adapt to new customs and tax rules when trading with the EU.

A candidate for political office in Japan is conducting his campaign dressed as the Joker.

Wylie & Bisset has appointed Craig Allison and Elaine Ramage as senior managers in the firm's business recovery and insolvency team. Mr Allison joins from French Duncan while Ms Ramage takes up her new position following the firm’s recent recruitment of the management team from mlm Solutio

Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England (BoE), has said that the UK economy is set to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year. This morning, Mr Bailey said that a recent rise in interest rates in financial markets was consistent with an improvement in the economic outlook.

Clydesdale Bank, the Glasgow-based bank owned by Virgin Money, is supporting the ambitious growth plans of Organic Sea Harvest (OSG), a salmon farming initiative on the Isle of Skye. Organic Sea Harvest (OSH), the first independent UK start-up salmon farm in 30 years, has signed an agreement for fin

More than 1,200 chain stores closed in Scotland in 2020 with just 612 openings, continuing a trend that has developed across high streets in recent years, leading to 14% fewer stores compared to 2016 as shoppers migrate to online shopping.

Stuart Clark, managing director at Russell & Russell Business Advisers, based in Glasgow, discusses the complexities of the UK tax system. I have to wonder if it is the age-old politics of envy, but the number of hostile articles in the UK about the supposed disparity in tax treatment between em

EIE21, Scotland’s premier tech investor conference which will see company founders pitch for investment from seed level to over £2 million on June 10, has confirmed its sponsors for this year with the Royal Bank of Scotland and chartered accountancy firm Chiene + Tait supporting the even

Independent homebuilder Dundas Estates will continue to offer the Help to Buy scheme in Scotland where larger PLC’s will not.

Scotland’s political parties should commit to introducing a ‘Social Renewal Supplement’ to help to rebuild a Scotland fairer than the one that went into the COVID-crisis, according to IPPR Scotland. With the Holyrood elections just 52 days away, researchers at the think tank have w