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Edinburgh approves new sports and outdoor centre

UK building and plumbing supplier sets up first Scottish base

Grade-A Leslie House restoration approved by councillors

Decision due on restoration of 'once palatial' Fife mansion

Extension plans lodged at Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Council cancels £4.5m Paisley housing retrofit programme

Royal High School hotel plan knocked back by Scottish Government

Threesixty Architecture bets on 'unique and exclusive' tower arrival experience for Glasgow casino

Man falls from scaffolding in Glasgow city centre

Derek Gemmell: Property Developer? Here are 5 tax planning tips to be aware of

With the construction sector wrestling the challenges caused by COVID, property developers are again looking ahead and assessing new opportunities. The Construction & Property sector team at Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), one of the leading independent firms of chartered accountants and business advisors in the UK, highlight their top five tax planning tips for property developers.

Nadeem Khan appointed director at Savills' engineering and design consultancy team

Savills has added to its engineering and design consultancy team with the appointment of Nadeem Khan in Glasgow who joins as a director in the firm’s property management division.

Published 29 October 2020

Aberdeen progresses more developer-led sites as part of new homes programme

Aberdeen City Council is continuing to make good progress on its programme to build 2,000 council or affordable homes, a new report has revealed.

Published 29 October 2020

Scottish civils workloads rebound but material supply issues at five year high

Workloads and order books in Scotland's civil engineering sector have rebounded significantly during Q3 of 2020 in sharp contrast to the rest of Great Britain, according to CECA Scotland.

Published 29 October 2020

Affordable council flats to fill Kirkcaldy gap site

Proposals to tackle one of Kirkcaldy High Street's oldest gap sites with an affordable housing development has been given the green light.

Published 29 October 2020

New primary takes shape in East Calder

West Lothian Council has hailed the progress of construction work on the £14.3 million primary school in Calderwood, East Calder.

Published 29 October 2020

£4m renewable heat cashback grant scheme launched for Scotland’s SMEs

A £4 million cashback grant scheme to encourage small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to improve energy efficiency and install renewable heating has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Published 29 October 2020

MSP urges electricians to add voice to regulation consultation in SELECT video

An MSP who is leading the call for recognition of electrician as a regulated profession has urged as many people as possible to add their voices to a parliamentary consultation on the issue before it closes on November 10.

Published 29 October 2020

Clancy Consulting re-appointed to housing association development framework

Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) has re-appointed Clancy Consulting to its latest development framework.

Published 29 October 2020

RICS: Demand for retail and office property in Scotland continues to fall

Demand from occupiers and investors for office and retail property in Scotland continued to fall sharply in the third quarter of the year, but there are at least signs that the industrial sector is stablising, according to the Q3 2020 Commercial Property Survey from RICS.

Published 29 October 2020

Affordable homes planned for Carrbridge hotel

Highland Council has revealed plans to take over Scotland's 'first ski hotel' and redevelop it as affordable housing.

Published 29 October 2020