Business

Royal Bank of Scotland has been rapped over the knuckles by the competition watchdog over its handling of payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation. .

Rents for Grade B office space in Scotland are topping the UK growth chart as a lack of prime space bites, a new report has revealed.

Legal firm Clyde & Co is poised to transfer its Edinburgh-based private client practice to Gillespie Macandrew.

Ryanair has been rated the worst firm for customer service out of 100 popular British brands - with consumers citing unhelpful staff and miserable complaints handling.

More than a third of full-time workers in the UK are looking for a flexible job which allows them to balance home and work commitments, a report has claimed.

Lack of awareness of the different limitation periods for debts in Scotland and England can have serious consequences for businesses ­trading across the UK.

Famous for being the birthplace of Rabbie Burns, Robert the Bruce and Johnnie Walker Whisky, Ayrshire is now making a name for itself as the place to go for some of the country’s best food and drink experiences and producers.

Tesco has said it will ban from its shelves all products with “excessive or inappropriate” packaging in an attempt to cut down on plastics.

People living near a chemical plant in Fife have said a hoped-for respite from light and noise pollution, as Exxonmobil halted operations for a month, had been broken.

Work has started on a project to turn a former lunatic asylum into a luxury housing development.

Ryanair has been rated the worst firm for customer service out of 100 popular British brands - with consumers citing unhelpful staff and miserable complaints handling.

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP John Lamont has launched a new campaign to boost investment in electric car charging points, particularly in rural areas.

Two Scottish attractions have been named in a list of the world’s “greatest places” of 2019.

Scottish Borders Council’s annual procurement report shows that £75.9m was spent locally in 2018/19, an increase of over £6m on the previous year.

Scottish productivity is suffering from “chronic inertia” as workers feel unfulfilled but are reluctant to move roles, new research suggests.

Tech investors from across Europe will land in Edinburgh next week seeking investment opportunities with “attractive” start-ups.

BT should not axe phone boxes in areas where there is no guarantee of a good mobile signal according to South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth.