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A new report by the Scottish Government’s Housing Investment Taskforce has laid out an ambitious roadmap to boost confidence and unlock greater investment across Scotland’s housing sector.

Social housing developments are to be made exempt from a new build levy that aims to unlock additional funding to fix building safety issues, newly published legislation has revealed.

The high dropout rate of apprenticeships in the built environment came under the microscope at an Edinburgh roundtable event that brought together key industry figures across Scotland.

Another amazing Spifox Glasgow Lunch was held on Friday 30 May in the Hilton Hotel.

A report to Falkirk Council’s Executive later this month (19 June) will put forward a vision for Grangemouth for the next 20 years. 

North Lanarkshire Council is launching a consultation, starting on 16 June on the updated route of the new East Airdrie Link Road. Information about the route and design of the road will be available online, and drop-in events will be held in Airdrie, Chapelhall and Cumbernauld.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced a significant investment in the National Construction College (NCC) at Erith and other NCC sites. This investment will create substantial value for the construction industry through an expanded training offer, outstanding teaching, learni

The owner of Glenrothes’ Saltire Retail Park, Columbia Threadneedle Real Estate (UK), who owns the Park on behalf of its clients, is hopeful that Fife Council will overturn its decision and grant planning permission for proposals at a crucial appeal meeting next week.

Consumer Scotland has called for urgent, coordinated action across governments, regulators, local authorities, and industry to safeguard consumers during the shift to greener home heating.

Demolition of the first block of flats within the run down Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow has begun.

The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called for urgent action to protect homeowners and professionalise the building trade through mandatory licensing after its own 2025 Scotland Master Builder Awards offered a powerful reminder of what good operators look like.

The local community is to have the chance to see plans for the redesigned Larkhall Leisure Centre.

The average selling price of property across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders during March-May 2025 was £283,335, 3.6% higher than the same time last year.

The prestigious national 2025 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration were launched last week at a special online event. The event, attended by 60 guests, included specially recorded messages from previous SURF Award winners; St Paul’s Youth Forum, Govan HELP, Narture CIC, Hebr

Housebuilder Keepmoat has committed to investing £59.5 million into the next phase of the Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA).