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A typical Scottish household had £214,000 in total wealth in March 2020, just prior to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, new figures reveal. The latest ONS figures also show that a typical Scottish household in the wealthiest 10 per cent of households had £1.6 million in total wealth,

There was an unprecedented demand for Scottish property across the board over the last year, including for homes worth more than a million pounds, the latest statistics from Savills have revealed.  According to the figures, this section of the market grew by 31% last year compared to

The gender pay gap at Springfield Properties has effectively been closed with the housebuilder reporting a small fractional difference in pay between men and women, representing a significant reduction in 2019 figures. Springfield Properties has a mean gender pay gap of 0.5%, down from 6.8% in

Investment into Scottish commercial property reached £2.2 billion in 2021 according to the latest Scotland Snapshot from Colliers.

Gluten-free manufacturer Dr. Schär UK has acquired Glasgow-based allergen-free, fresh bread manufacturer, GDR Food Technology Ltd (GDR) for an undisclosed sum. As the UK’s No.1 gluten-free brand, Dr. Schär has been improving the daily lives of people with specific dietary needs for y

NatWest Group has reported an operating profit of £4 billion in 2021. This is a substantial increase from the loss of £351 million in 2020. Across the whole banking group, the operating profit reached £4.3bn.

Sales of Scottish salmon in UK shops soared to £1.1 billion last year as consumers increased their consumption of the protein-rich fish.

Asset & wealth management firm AssetCo has posted profits before tax of £16.1 million for the year ended September 30 2021. AssetCo is run by fund management veteran Martin Gilbert, who owns 8.7% of the business and is its chairman.

Alastair MacArthur has been appointed as the director of finance and resources at Renfrewshire Council. The council's former head of finance has been acting director since November 2021 and leads the Finance and Resources Department, which includes Finance and Business Services; People and Organisat

A police officer rapped by a judge for drinking a can of Coca-Cola while appearing in court by video link has been ordered to distribute 100 cans to local lawyers. The officer, who was giving evidence to Gujarat High Court in western India, was spotted sipping from the can at the start of the hearin

Clackmannanshire-based danceSing, a business focussed on health and wellbeing, has successfully diversified services and grown its commercial offering by 50% following support from DigitalBoost, Scotland’s national digital upskilling programme, delivered by Business Gateway. danceSing is home

UK retail sales volumes in January exceeded pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Bowman Stewart Architects has submitted plans for a new Dál Riata Distillery in the heart of Campbeltown.

The number of UK sectors reporting output growth rose in January as supply conditions improved, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker. However, businesses continued to face significant cost inflation, which translated into a record uptick in selling prices among service sector firm

The joint development of a first-of-its-kind suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tax analysis tools for the UK has been announced by KPMG UK and Blue J. Blue J is the leading provider of predictive analysis tools for tax positions in North America and KPMG will be its first alliance partner in Eur