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UK records deflation for first time since 1960
The UK Consumer Prices Index has fallen year-on-year for first time since official records began in 1996 and marking the first year-on-year fall since 1960.
Published 19 May 2015
First time buyers wait longer than expected to get on property ladder
First time buyers are having to wait longer than planned to take their first step onto the property ladder, according to new research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks.
Published 19 May 2015
Shetland Isles high employment rate fuels £39k house price rise since 2009
Homeowners in the Shetland Isles have seen the value of their property increase by £39,311 (31 per cent) since the trough of the last housing market cycle in 2009 on the back of having the highest employment rate in Scotland, new research by Bank of Scotland has found.
Published 19 May 2015
Business Growth Fund investment in Scotland tops £100m
The Business Growth Fund (BGF), an initiative designed to pick up the slack in funding for small firms since the financial crisis, has committed £100 million in Scotland, and a total of £500 million, since its inception four years ago.
Published 19 May 2015
Law firm Harper Macleod announces record turnover and expansion plans
Law firm Harper Macleod has revealed plans for expansion after announcing that its fee income for the latest financial year hit £22 million.
Published 19 May 2015
Central Edinburgh house prices rocket 26 per cent -ESPC
The average price of a house in Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians has risen by 18 per cent in the last 12 months, while prices in the centre of Edinburgh rocketed by 26 per cent over the same period, according to the latest House Price Report from Capital estate agents ESPC.
Published 19 May 2015
Triodos Bank provides Fife housing association with £5.7m facility
Fife-based Glen Housing Association (GHA) has secured a £5.7 million loan from Triodos Bank.
Published 19 May 2015
Employment stats show job growth continuing, slowly
A new report by the Bank of Scotland shows growth in permanent jobs continuing in Scotland last month, but at the slowest rate for almost two years.
Published 18 May 2015
UK: FCA expected to deliver biggest-ever fine to Barclays
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is expected to issue Barclays with its biggest-ever fine as part of the penalties meted out to banks involved in a currency rigging scandal.
Published 18 May 2015
Appointment: Ian Donaldson - Jumpstart
Former business banker Ian Donaldson has been appointed as client engagement manager dedicated to oil and gas at R&D tax relief specialist Jumpstart.
Published 18 May 2015
RBS provides services to major timber company
The Royal Bank of Scotland and James Donaldson & Sons Ltd (JDS) have forged a new banking relationship that will see RBS provide strategic funding services across the Fife-headquartered JDS Group.
Published 18 May 2015
Michael Howlin QC joins Terra Firma Chambers
Terra Firma Chambers has announced that Michael Howlin QC has joined the stable with immediate effect.
Published 18 May 2015
Rathbones expands into new Glasgow office
Rathbone Investment Management has announced the opening of a new office and "important hub" on Glasgow's Nelson Mandela Place.
Published 18 May 2015
Pre-tax profit increase at troubled Clydesdale Bank
Pre-tax profit at Clydesdale Bank increased 53 per cent to £133 million in the six months to March according to new figures released as the Glasgow-based bank searches for a new owner.
Published 18 May 2015
BrewDog criticised for investor protection provision
A Scottish brewery which is inviting its fans to become shareholders has been criticised for not providing an appropriate level of protection for its investors.
Published 18 May 2015
