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Royal Bank of Scotland subsidiary NatWest has outlined plans to scale and grow its digital lending platform Esme Loans following a successful pilot phase.

Bruce Evans, group managing director at Lomond Capital Edinburgh-based property group Lomond Capital has acquired SDL Group’s Birmingham residential lettings portfolio, which comprises 500 city centre properties, formerly the CP Bigwood residential lettings portfolio.

Duncan Brock UK service providers such as those operating in financial services, IT, transport, hotels and restaurants, signalled a modest rebound in business activity growth following the snow disruptions seen during March, according to the latest data from the Chartered Institute of Procurement an

Nearly one in 10 over-55s fear they have been targeted by suspected scammers since the launch of Pension Freedoms, new research for Prudential shows.

SWA chief executive Karen Betts The Scotch Whisky industry’s recent growth must be maintained beyond Brexit, delegates at the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) conference have heard.

China’s Ambassador to the UK has invited Scottish business to “roll up its sleeves and get down to business” in order to profit from China’s ongoing transformation from “high speed growth to high quality growth”.

Almost half of all (48 per cent) Scottish workers have less than £1,000 in savings and more than half (55 per cent) do not have anyone in their household who they could depend on to support them financially.

David Melhuish Annual revenues from the devolved Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) exceeded the Scottish Government’s 2017/18 forecast, according to new figures released by Revenue Scotland and analysed by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF).

Insurance firm NFU Mutual has announced it has commenced a major programme of works to transform a high profile office development in Edinburgh’s city centre.

Retail sales in Scotland grew by a meagre 0.5 per cent compared to the previous quarter, according to new statistics released by Scotland’s Chief Statistician.

Alasdair Ronald Alasdair Ronald, Senior Investment Manager at Brewin Dolphin in Glasgow, looks at what this week's retail mega merger says about the current M&A climate

A company director who was jailed for submitting false VAT claims has been ordered to repay nearly £190,000.

Aberdeen accountancy firm Infinity Partnership has targeted further growth after a multi-million-pound investment in a new office – more than double the size of its previous location.

Edinburgh-based specialist packager Thistle Finance has today announced a partnership with global currency specialist Mercury FX to deliver Scottish expats end-to-end savings when purchasing UK buy-to-let property while overseas.