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The Scottish national average rent edged upwards in the second quarter of 2018 to a record high of £799 per month, up a modest 1.3 per cent year-on-year (YOY), amidst continued demand for larger properties which saw 4 bed properties rise 3.3 per cent.

People approaching retirement in Scotland are facing a significant financial property shortfall, according to new research published by planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore.

Clydesdale Bank has announced that it will offer a new range of mortgages aimed at young professionals, lending up to 5.5x the borrower’s salary.

Gareth Magee The fall-out from Brexit negotiations are leaving SMEs even more unsettled this year, with new research from Scottish business advisers and accountants Scott-Moncrieff showing, 78 per cent of SMEs are concerned about the UK economy, as opposed to only 28 per cent having concern about th

A study into the importance of local banking services in rural areas has recommended a ‘whole system response’ to meeting the banking needs of communities and businesses.

Andrew Bailey The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today ruled out any prospect of punishing Royal Bank of Scotland over the conduct of its shamed GRG unit, which was meant to assist small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business customers but instead resulted in the bank being hit with milli

Ben Macpherson International development organisations based in Scotland can now apply for funding through the Scottish Government’s International Development Small Grants Programme which opened today.

The number of sickness days taken by UK workers dropped last year to its lowest level since records began in 1993.

A quartet of high-flying accountancy staff have smashed their fundraising target after jumping out of a plane for charity.

Frankfurt Global banking giant Deutsche Bank has begun clearing a “large part” of new euro-denominated derivatives trades in Frankfurt instead of London in anticipation of the expected fallout from Brexit.

David Duffy Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG has confirmed in its latest results that trading in the three months to 30 June 2018 has been in line with the lender’s board’s expectations and its all-share offer for Virgin Money continues to progress as planned.

Kevin Gardiner Aberdein Considine has strengthened its national financial services team with the appointment of Kevin Gardiner as mortgage operations director.

Paul Alexander Scottish Building Society has today added a Retirement Interest-Only (RIO) mortgage to its range of mortgage products for older people.

Andrew McRae Business start-up rates are far slower in rural Scotland than in the country’s cities, according to a new analysis by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

James Kergon Scottish companies raised £21 million in the second quarter of 2018 (April – June), two and a half times more than the previous quarter (£8.4 million).