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ESPC has conducted a study into the property market across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders, to uncover the locations that buyers move from, and where they most frequently move to. The report looks back at the property market from January 2019 to July 2024, considering where buyers are

Work to demolish the old Woodmill and St Columba's high schools in Dunfermline has been given the go-ahead by Fife Council's Cabinet Committee. As pupils prepare to enter two new state-of-the-art schools as part of Dunfermline's new Learning Campus, the decision marks the end of an era for the exist

Argyll and Bute Council is working in partnership with the new owner of the former Royal Hotel in Rothesay to develop a project to restore the grade B-listed building. The project seeks to protect the key heritage asset that has been empty for over 15 years and is one of the first buildings that peo

The former Xcite Livingston leisure pool site in Livingston is set to go back on the market. A report to West Lothian Council's executive yesterday explained that the previously approved sale is no longer going ahead, as it does not represent best value for the council.

Proposals have been lodged to fix the façade of Ayr Sheriff Court due to the “immediate risk” of falling masonry. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has made an application to South Ayrshire Council for permission to undertake alterations to the Wellington Square building.

An Airbnb host has been forced to add a new rule to her listings – no cryptocurrency mining – after guests ran up a $1,500 (c. £1,175) electricity bill during a three-week stay.

Public sector procurement authority SCAPE has achieved Constructing the Gold Standard verification as of 1st August 2024 – becoming one of the country’s first public sector framework providers to realise this goal. SCAPE’s achievement of the Gold Standard demonstrates that its appr

The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) is hosting the seventh annual Meet the Buyer North event on Wednesday 11 September at The Music Halls in Aberdeen from 10am until 3.30pm. The event brings together buyers and suppliers for the largest free procurement event in the North of Scotland with 446 b

East Lothian-based trades, construction and retrofit businesses are being offered support to bid for local contracts. The drive is part of East Lothian Council’s Community Wealth Building initiative, working jointly with partner agencies, to help build the region’s economy and support lo

North Ayrshire Council is advising parents and carers of a delay to the opening of the new Moorpark Primary School following further discussions with the building contractor. The new school in Kilbirnie was due to open for the new school term in August but some construction issues have arisen that s

The countdown is on to the Scotland Excel Estates Management Expo which will take place at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow on Tuesday 17 September 2024. The expo will comprise a conference and exhibition where delegates will have the opportunity to hear from some of the country’s foremost ex

A new report, based on a survey of more than 850 European construction managers for energy solutions provider Aggreko, has concluded that there is a growing need for contractors to enter strategic partnerships with suppliers as emissions reporting requirements become tighter. Aggreko’s latest

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to start Consensus engagement with the construction industry on Levy proposals for 2026-29 in September 2024. Consensus is a process that CITB usually undertakes every three years to ask construction employers for their views on its plans for genera

A new UK tour is showcasing PAS 2080 guidance and best practice for carbon management with a date set for Glasgow in August. The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) said its members are learning about the world’s first specification for managing whole-life carbon in infrastructure at a series

A Bristol builder who overstated the income from his construction companies to secure two Covid Bounce Back Loans totalling £100,000 has been handed a suspended sentence. James Leslie, 45, of Upton Lane, Dundry, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for 18 months, when he appeared at