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A Cumbrian businessman who pleaded guilty to fraud, disregarding a director disqualification and breaching a bankruptcy order has been jailed. Adam Kirkbride was sentenced to four years in prison when he appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday 19 April.

Burness Paull has strengthened its planning and environment team with the appointment of Emma Paton. She brings considerable experience of contentious and non-contentious planning and environmental work, including consenting advisory, contract negotiation, planning aspects of due diligence, public i

Plans to build 22 new homes for social rent in Arden have been submitted to Glasgow City Council. AS Homes Scotland Ltd wants to build properties to be let by Glen Oaks Housing Association on the outskirts of the city at Kilmuir Crescent.

NHS Tayside has lodged an appeal with the Scottish Government to overturn the refusal of housing development plans for the former Royal Liff Hospital site. In February, Dundee City Council rejected a planning in principle application which sought to convert the land into residential use.

Carmichael Homes has secured a significant funding package from Downing Property Finance to bolster the expansion of its sustainable property developments across Scotland. Through Downing’s sustainable lending framework, Downing Property Finance has provided essential financing for two major p

The number of home sales in Scotland fell flat in April according to the results of the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, with the market seemingly impacted by the slight increase in mortgage rates over the last few weeks. However, respondents retain a

South Ayrshire Council is set to spend £2 million on the regeneration of Prestwick. The first step will be to develop a masterplan which will be used to identify and coordinate projects which could help transform the town.

A Merseyside rented flat secretly converted into a "fantasy world" by its tenant has been given Grade II listed status after volunteers campaigned to save it. Described as a hidden gem of Outsider Art, Ron’s Place in Birkenhead was granted the listing by the Department for Culture, M

Local community-led projects aimed at revitalising homes and improving rural transport links will be taken forward by Perth and Kinross Council and partners, following a winning bid for Innovate UK Pathfinder Places funding. The £150,000 funding provided follows a successful Phase 1 Pathfinder

An Edinburgh resident has had a laugh at the expense of a would-be thief who tried to nick building supplies from their garden. CCTV footage shared widely on social media shows a group of youngsters standing by as one of their number tries to take a plank of wood from a Costorphine garden – bu

Projects are struggling to attract bidders as contractors remain selective about taking on new work, according to a report from international property and construction consultancy Gleeds. Nine in 10 respondents to the company's latest UK market report say they or their supply chain had declined a te

Colorado Construction has highlighted "the power of networks" after agreeing to take on a joinery apprentice who was being made redundant. West Lothian College sent a plea via the West Lothian Construction Forum for a new employer to offer Jack Jenkins, one of its SVQ students, a joinery apprentices

Highland Council has adopted new non-statutory planning guidance on biodiversity. The revised Biodiversity Planning Guidance (BPG) was adopted by the council's economy and infrastructure committee following a 12-week public consultation.

Campion Homes, in partnership with Fife Council, has lodged plans to construct a significant sheltered housing development in Dunfermline. The plans entail erecting 40 sheltered housing apartments adjacent to Canmore Primary School, designed to cater to the needs of elderly and disabled individuals,

More landlords predict Scotland will attract the most residential property investment outside of London and the South East in the next three years, according to RSM UK’s Real Estate 360 survey. Research commissioned by the audit, tax and consulting firm shows that 14% of landlords believe Scot