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The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and UK Finance have joined forces to publish an updated ‘Guide to Development Finance’ to encourage more small and medium-sized (SME) housebuilders to build more homes.

Top (from left) Vicki Rennie (office administrator), Imogen Young (senior ecologist and director), Paul Young (principal ecologist, director and trustee) and Diana Gilbert (trustee). Bottom row: Michael Pedder and Isla Macleod (senior ecologists) Black Isle-based consultancy Highland Ecolo

The latest impacts on the Highland Council's Capital Programme are to be considered by councillors this week with a number of reports setting out the context of the ongoing financial crisis across the UK. A range of factors, including the pandemic, Brexit, the war in Ukraine, and related impact

Occupier and investor demand for commercial property in Scotland fell further, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Monitor. The survey points to a weakening in the market as the prospect of further interest rate rises weigh heavily on the outlo

The marked slowdown in the Scottish construction market continued in the latest quarter, with surveyors now pointing to the weakest period of growth since the beginning of last year, according to the RICS Construction & Infrastructure Monitor for Q3 2022. A net balance of +10% of Scottish respon

The UK construction sector is now witnessing a contraction in activity that has affected other sectors after it ended a three-month sequence of growth in December. A similar trend was observed for new orders, which saw a renewed fall that was the strongest for over two-and-a-half years.

It seems that the shift towards a cashless society has brought about an unexpected but perhaps obvious benefit in Denmark, where bank robberies have fallen to zero. According to Finans Danmark, an industry association, the decline in physical currency usage has led many Danish banks to stop offering

Activity in the Scotland construction sector continued to fall at the end of last year as financial constraints and a challenging economic environment continued to impact the industry, according to the latest RICS Construction Monitor for Q4 2022.

Experts are warning people not to pour Irish cream liqueurs like Baileys and Ballycastle down the drain after Christmas to avoid nasty blockages. The whisky and cream drink is popular over the festive period but some are now turning away from it thanks to the alcohol-free dry January trend.

New buyer demand, sales and listings in the Scottish housing market were all reported to be on a downward trend in January according to the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Residential Market Survey.

New research has revealed that the construction industry delivered £1.09 billion of social and local economic value in H1 2022, providing a 30.33% return on investment.

New research has found approximately a quarter of all luxury new build homes in UK towns and cities are being bought by over 60s.

A lack of flexible, sustainable office space has caused an increase in lease renewals in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, according to new data from property services firm JLL. In Edinburgh, economic uncertainty and limited choice meant that lease renewals reached a record high of more than 350,000 sq ft

Occupier demand for commercial property in Scotland rose for the first time since Q2 2022, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Commercial Property Monitor, however the industry continues to face a challenging environment. A net balance of +5% of respondents in Sco

The representative body for the Scottish home building sector is calling for a rethink across government and wider society on how to address the spiralling housing crisis. Launching its new five-year strategy ‘Home building as a force for good’ today and in the context of a 110,000 homes