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2025 has been another busy and often demanding year for Scotland’s built environment sector, writes Jocelyne Fleming, CIOB’s policy lead in Scotland. Throughout discussions this year, the CIOB in Scotland has tried to make one point clear: none of the issues we face sit neatly on their o

SSEN Transmission is celebrating a significant milestone in its Creag Dhubh - Dalmally 275 kV overhead line project, with the first of 47 steel lattice towers now fully assembled along the 13.3km route in Argyll.

The collapse of the 140-year-old Garmouth Viaduct has been attributed to scour following an initial inspection by Moray Council engineers.

Work on a £4 million road improvement project on the A78 at Inverkip has been completed. New signalised junctions have been installed at Main Street and Kip Marina to address long-running road safety issues on the trunk road and a T-junction has been created at Brueacre to open up access to th

Almost £10 million of work to tackle fuel poverty in council houses in the Linlathen area of Dundee is set to get underway early next year.

A new Invest Highland prospectus designed to stimulate and promote investment opportunities and demonstrate the benefits of doing business in the Highlands is set to be launched by The Highland Council. Aimed at attracting businesses, investors, and developers to the region, the new prospectus highl

Plans for more than 950 homes and a hotel at Edinburgh Gateway have been recommended for approval.

A carefully curated characterful home near Cumnock has been crowned the winning home of BBC Scotland’s popular show, Scotland’s Christmas Home of the Year.

Failure to mention planning reform in the Autumn Statement and no new further developments on how major infrastructure projects will be delivered was “a missed opportunity”, according to Rider Levett Bucknall’s (RLB UK) latest Construction Market Intelligence (CMI).

First-time buyers and the self-employed could get a step-up onto the housing ladder, under new plans from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Its priorities for reforms to the mortgage market also include helping homeowners unlock housing wealth for a more comfortable later life.

Members of The Highland Council have agreed a £50 million investment in Dingwall to develop a new Community Point of Delivery (PoD) as part of the Highland Investment Plan.  The Plan is part of the council’s commitment to deliver over £2 billion investment across Highland over

The 140-year-old Spey Viaduct has collapsed into the River Spey in Moray. Also known as the Garmouth Viaduct, the iron girder bridge has been used as a walking route in recent years.

Eyemouth Harbour Trust has secured a £1.4 million award from The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator towards delivery of the technical work required for the next stage of its proposed £250m deep water expansion.

Build-to-rent (BTR) housing provider Sigma Capital has agreed terms to support the transfer of the UK’s largest portfolio of build-to-rent, single family homes to its new owners, Northern LGPS and Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) from The PRS REIT plc. The agreement ensures that a

Families will be moving into brand-new affordable homes in Jedburgh in time for Christmas, as Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) completes the first phase of its largest ever development.