It is harder to take the second step on the property ladder than it is to get on the ladder in the first place, according to a recent report.

The Department for Transport has recently given an insight into the attitude of members of the public towards transport-related issues in Britain, as revealed in the British Social Attitudes Survey 2016.

Legacy giving appears to becoming more popular in the UK, with a recent survey revealing that 9% of adults under the age of 45 actively encourage their parents to leave money to charity in their wills.

The average price of a property in Scotland in June 2017 was £144,253, according to the latest UK House Price Index. This is an increase of 2.9% compared to June the previous year and an increase of 0.1% over the previous month.

The Scottish Sentencing Council has launched a consultation exercise to seek the views of the public over the development of Scotland’s first sentencing guideline.