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Almost 40 per cent of first time buyers expect to take over three years to save a deposit for their first home, according to a new study. Annual First Time Buyers Research from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks found that the largest percentage (46 per cent) anticipated taking between one and three yea

A severe shortage of skilled workers and a “slow planning system” are hindering efforts to tackle the housing crisis in Scotland, according to a new research. A report from Lloyds Bank into the state of the UK housebuilding industry found real concern over the effect of the sector’s skills sho

Scottish staff of the Lidl supermarket chain are to receive the ‘living wage’. The move means Lidl will become the first UK supermarket to implement the minimum wage as recommended by the Living Wage Foundation.

A Chinese court ruling in favour of Scotch Whisky against a packaging firm in the Anhui province of the country is being heralded as a legal breakthrough and a warning to other potential counterfeiters.

Harvey Wheaton CodeClan, Scotland’s first digital software skills academy, today announced the appointment of Harvey Wheaton, as its first chief executive officer.

Businesses can suffer serious loss if insurance companies delay paying claims. But under Law Commission reforms introduced into Parliament yesterday, insurers will now be obliged to make prompt payment or face a claim for damages.

As many as 2,000 jobs could be lost at Edinburgh Council as the authority considers a number of proposals to address a £126 million budget shortfall over the next four years. A report to the council’s finance and resources committee on Thursday will propose cost-saving actions such as encouraging

Saltire Foundation Scholars Emily Graham and Frederick Alexander, who have just finished an internship at Edinburgh Airport, bid farewell to host John Watson, Chief Commercial Officer. They were among 137 students who took part in the prestigious entrepreneurial programme around the world. Ten futur

A Scottish firm – which last year bought a New York rival to become the world’s largest low latency cloud provider for algorithmic forex trading – is on the US acquisition trail again. Beeks Financial Cloud, which helps institutions trade foreign exchange securely and quickly through the cloud

Patrick Harvie The Scottish Green Party is to commission detailed research into the process of how Scotland would set up its own currency should it become an independent country in the future.

John Swinney Deputy First Minister John Swinney has called for dialogue with the UK government over the Scotland Bill and a fair fiscal framework for Scotland.

A new survey conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed that 70 per cent of its Scottish members are currently likely to vote to remain in the EU. The figure, which was arrived at when those who were undecided about how they would vote were taken out, was the highest proport

John Blackwood Scottish landlords met with senior UK government officials in London yesterday to urge them to rethink planned tax changes for private landlords.

Staff from Johnston Carmichael's Forfar office, have raised nearly £900 for the Angus Foodbank, following a year-long fundraising campaign. From June 2014 to May 2015, the Forfar office participated in a series of fundraising initiatives which raised £861 for the Angus Foodbank, and included donat

Sharon Hamilton With its dual talents for finance and technology, Scotland is increasingly becoming the location of choice for businesses says Sharon Hamilton, international sector head of financial services at Scottish Enterprise.