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Investment by the City of Edinburgh Council on upgrading, maintaining and repairing schools and other buildings in the capital has broken through the £100 million barrier. Since the start of the current council administration in 2017, a total of £107m will have been spent by the end of t

Expectations for Scottish commercial property during the year ahead have improved following last month’s election result, according to the Q4 2019 RICS Commercial Market Survey. Scottish surveyors, on balance, expect commercial rents and capital values to rise overall in the 12-months ahead, h

Cement and bitumen-based construction products specialist Instarmac Group has appointed Mark Shorrock as its new managing director. Set to take up the position on April 1, Mark has extensive experience within the construction and manufacturing industry having served as managing director for Parex UK

Dundee-based shopfitting firm Primero Contracts has completed a seven-figure management buyout thanks to a funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland.

New guidance has been published to reduce the risk from fire in specialised housing, such as sheltered and supported accommodation.

A digger on a building site in Worcestershire has found a collection of gold-encrusted wine bottles dating back to the 17th century worth £20,000 each.

The parent company of Lanarkshire railway engineering contractor QTS has completed the acquisition of a highways contractor.

The Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) card scheme is not fit for purpose in its current guise, according to Unite.

Firefighters staged a dramatic rescue at a new multi-million-pound training facility built by Robertson and officially opened by Scotland’s community safety minister.

A continued lack of understanding of technology is prohibiting change within the infrastructure sector, a global survey from law firm Pinsent Masons has revealed.

RESIDENTIAL – TEN UNITS OR MORE Applicant: Hillcrest Homes  

Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) director Euan Leitch reflects on the Scottish Government’s response to recommendations from the Scottish Parliamentary Working Group on Tenement Maintenance and the recent Scottish House Condition Survey 2018 findings. The Scottish Parliamentary Working

Significant variations in housing starts and completions exist across regions and tenures in Scotland while major applications are still taking more than twice as long as the statutory timeframe, according to new analysis. In its detailed scrutiny of official quarterly statistics, industry body Home

With the listing of the former Madras College site in St Andrews for sale, Fife Council has produced a guidance document for developers which recommends that the site be used for housing. The document also recommends that the site should contain a care home and student accommodation.

Trainee solicitor at Jones Whyte Law, Lauren Hazlie, provides information on high rise cladding and what people should be aware of when looking to buy or sell a property which has inappropriate cladding. Over the past couple of decades, a number of high rise buildings in the UK have been built with