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Martin Gill UK businesses are experiencing strong order books, driving an expected increase in UK GDP growth in early 2018, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisors BDO.

Kirsty Lister Kirsty Lister, financial planning associate at Chiene + Tait Financial Planning, explores the possible impact of interest rate rises on pension transfer values

Scotland’s leading directors have been shortlisted for the IoD Director of the Year Awards, which celebrate individuals’ business accomplishments in 2017.

Martin Gartley Edinburgh-based UK R&D (research and development) tax relief specialist Jumpstart has appointed Martin Gartley as its new business development manager for west and south of Scotland.

Faisal Choudhry Last year saw more than 2,000 Scottish households became “property millionaires” on the back of rising house prices.

Scottish hill farmers and crofters are to be offered a nationally-funded loan through the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme 2017.

Sir Howard Davies Royal Bank of Scotland chairman Sir Howard Davies has hit back at shadow Treasury minister and Labour MP Clive Lewis who this week accused him and the bank's chief executive of misleading parliament over the scandal of the bank’s notorious Global Restructuring Group.

Solicitor estate agents in Scotland have a higher success rate when it comes to selling properties, compared with other estate agent models, according to the latest data from SPC Scotland.

Richard Gibson, Managing Director of Haines Watts Accountants, business and financial advisers Armstrong Watson have acquired Haines Watts' Glasgow office as part of their plans to expand the business across Scotland and the North of England.

(Image c/o: Shaun Devenney - Facebook) The Paisley man who invented PIN and ATM technology has been immortalised in a new street mural in his home town.

Andy Simpson and David Robertson of Rare Whisky 101 The UK’s rare whisky auction market has exceeded £25 million in a single year for the first time as global demand for liquid gold soars.

The average selling price of one bedroom flats in Dalry and Gorgie has increased by 26.4 per cent over the last three months to £143,867, as property prices in Edinburgh continue to rise, according to the latest house price information from estate agents ESPC.

John-Paul Sheridan UK law firm TLT has appointed disputes partner and financial services specialist John Paul Sheridan as its new head of Scotland.

The Scottish American Investment Company (SAINTS), which is run by Edinburgh based fund management group Baillie Gifford, has posted a 2.5 per cent year-on-year dividend rise.

Bruce Cartwright Nearly seven out of 10 Chartered Accountants are still at a loss as to what Brexit will mean for business, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has said today.