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A Call for Ideas and Opportunities has been launched as part of Midlothian Council’s preparations for the next Local Development Plan for the area (MLDP2). MLDP2 will shape the development and use of land in the area from 2026 to 2036. In MLDP2, the Council will allocate sites for development,

Band of Builders, the national construction charity, has been chosen as the beneficiary of the Brick Development Association's 2024 Brick Awards. As the National Construction Charity, Band of Builders supports those who work within the UK construction industry and their families facing life-changing

Decommissioned data centres and former office sites belonging to Lloyds Banking Group are to be redeveloped into new social housing projects. The group announced today that it plans to identify suitable housing partners in the regions who will be responsible for redeveloping the sites to increase th

James Donaldson Insulation (JDI), the supplier of insulation materials and specialist building products, has appointed Laura Borland as business manager, in a role that will see her lead the team on business growth. Laura Borland has over 25 years’ experience in the construction industry, work

Investment in Scottish commercial property dipped during the first six months of 2024, as uncertainty over interest rates caused investors to take a pause for thought in Q2, according to new figures from Knight Frank. The independent commercial property consultancy’s analysis of RCA data found

A woman has opened up about her strange addiction to eating bricks after getting hooked on the 'chalky' taste when she was a teenager. Patrice Benjamin-Ramgoolam from London appeared on ITV's This Morning yesterday, ten years after she first spoke her obsession on the show.

Barratt Developments has revealed it anticipates a further 7% drop in home completions for the 2024-25 financial year, despite "broadly flat" building costs and UK government pledges to simplify planning in England. Revealed in the developer's latest trading update, the decline was attributed to hig

A Midlothian construction business has been granted planning permission to relocate to the former Gorebridge United Free Church. Rory Joyce, who heads family firm Peter Joyce & Son, submitted a change of use application to repurpose the former church building for offices, a showroom and storage.

HACT has launched its the built environment bank, which will revolutionise the way social value is measured in the built environment by calculating the social value to individuals, local businesses and the Exchequer. The built environment bank will enable housing associations, developers, contractor

Principal contractor Procast Group has been awarded a five-year framework agreement by Loreburn Housing Association. Securing a place on the framework is a significant milestone for the business and has been procured through the Procurement for Housing Scotland (EESSH) 2 Framework and will be suppor

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) Scotland has announced the return of its Big Conversation event, in partnership with Fife Council, which brings together young and upcoming housing professionals to consider and discuss the most important issues facing Scotland’s housing sector, as well

In a significant step forward in the growth and leadership of Fleming Homes, the company has announced the appointment of two new members to the board of directors. From 1 July 2024, Scott Hunter is promoted to planning & building regulations director and Asher Humphrey-Martin to the position of

John Hepburn has been promoted to regional director for McConnell in Scotland. Mr Hepburn, who has been the Scotland region commercial director at McConnell since November 2021, is an integral and influential part of the management team and this is a natural step up for him.

A construction company has been ordered to demolish a luxury home it inadvertently built on the wrong site. The three-bedroom home, valued at $500,000 (around £400,000), was built in Hawaiian Paradise Park, which is divided into a number of one-acre lots.

Scottish homeowners are not aware of the full extent of the Scottish Government’s expectations when it comes to the proposed net-zero targets for owner-occupied properties, new research suggests. The independent market research by Scottish property portal ESPC, covering its core territories of