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Angela Constance Communities across Scotland will now receive support to become land or buildings owners thanks to a £350,000 fund.

The number of households in Scotland has continued to increase, though the rate of growth is smaller than before the economic downturn, according to latest official data. There were 2.43 million households in 2015, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland (NRS) in its 'Es

The North Sea will see a rise in infrastructure deals this year, with private equity funds playing an increasing role in midstream assets, according to business advisory firm Deloitte. Against the backdrop of a low oil price, more oil and gas companies are looking to rationalise their portfolios and

KPMG is facing another investigation, this time in relation to the ethics of its work with designer fashion brand and retail giant Ted Baker. The Financial Reporting Council said it will “investigate the firm’s consideration of and compliance with ethical standards in connection with the provisi

The medium to high skill jobs sector is supporting Scottish jobs growth, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Regional Economic Tracker. Figures reveal that general employment climbed by 0.7 per cent across the country during 2015, with professionals and trade roles offsetting a decline am

Colin Walls Colin Walls is head of trade and working capital at Bank of Scotland

Just nine per cent of people in the construction and property sector are financially on track for the retirement they aspire to have, according to new research from Aegon UK. The Edinburgh-based insurance firm said the figure was unchanged from April 2015 but is now lagging behind the UK average of

The total value of the residential sales market in Scotland from 2006 to 2016 was just over £148.2 billion, a new report published today has revealed. Further key findings of the Registers of Scotland’s (RoS) fourth annual publication of the 10 year-property market report over the last 10 years i

Rothschild Investment Trust has pulled the plug on a merger with Alliance Trust, a move it has now described as “not in the best interests of shareholders”. RIT Capital said it will not be making a formal offer for the Dundee-based trust, which had seen shares rise by over 3 per cent when news o

Glasgow and Edinburgh’s hotel sector had excellent revenue growth during March while Aberdeen continued to be in the doldrums according to the latest report by accountants and business advisers, BDO. The firm’s monthly hotel survey found that year-on-year revenue grew 12.0 per cent in Edinburgh

The average selling price of two bedroom flats in the Edinburgh seaside areas of Portobello and Joppa has soared by 38.3 per cent over the last three months, according to the latest analysis from ESPC. The headline statistic comes from the estate agent’s latest house price report covering the peri

Another week and its another legal action for RBS. It has now emerged that the 73 per cent state owned bank is being sued for £145 million by liquidators at Grant Thornton acting for the creditors of a number of fraudulent companies engaged in a VAT carousel fraud in which carbon credits were being

The continuing slump in oil prices could see almost one in three of the UK’s oil and gas firms planning more new job cuts, a new survey has found. The latest Bank of Scotland report on the oil industry has found that around 32 per cent of companies are planning further job cuts as the sector downt

Dougie Adams The EY Scottish ITEM Club has forecast growth in Scotland coming to a virtual standstill as a result of the oil price slump.

Johnston Carmichael has announced six promotions within its leadership team, as part of the Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers’ growth strategy across Scotland. David Ward and Toby Rintoul of the Edinburgh office, Jennifer Cormack of Huntly, Louise Peters of Forfar and Richard Britten of