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The UK economy is missing out on £10 billion each year because homeowners decide against commissioning building work out of fear of a cowboy builder, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The trade body’s study into consumer confidence in the UK’s builders found

A new bridge will be built over the A90 near Kirkliston thanks to allocation of additional funding from the City of Edinburgh Council. Deterioration of joints in the original structure meant the old Burnshot Bridge had to be taken down in November 2017.

A plan for the continued management, conservation and maintenance of more than 600 buildings and monuments across the length and breadth of Scotland has been launched today by Historic Environment Scotland (HES). The Asset Management Plan outlines the steps HES is taking to maintain not just the his

Wick Community Campus (Image courtesy of Ryder Architecture) Six finalists in Scotland are in the running to win one of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence.

Faisal Choudhry Last year saw more than 2,000 Scottish households became “property millionaires” on the back of rising house prices.

Emtec completes Scottish Power HQ fit-out Emtec Building Services and Clark Contracts have completed the successful delivery of mechanical and electrical services for the Category C fit out of the Scottish Power headquarters building in Glasgow.

A giant glass spherical concert venue that could rise taller than St Paul's Cathedral is being planned near the Olympic park in Stratford, East London. Dubbed The Golf Ball, early designs for the distinctively shaped 20,000-capacity arena seen by the Guardian, are being prepared for the sp

Plans to build up to 1,350 homes as part of a £1 billion ‘Garden District’ to the west Edinburgh are to be examined by ministers after the proposals were called-in by the Scottish Government. The first phase of developer Murray Estates’ 675-acre ‘Garden District’ is earmarked for a site n

A further 59 Carillion staff employed on paused construction projects are to lose their jobs this week, though around two-thirds of the UK services workforce has been transferred to new providers. Liquidators for the stricken firm said today that the facilities management contracts which had been ru

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has been appointed by GHL Limited as project manager, quantity surveyor and principal designer on the construction of 93 student studios at Stanley Place, Edinburgh. Situated east of Edinburgh city centre in a prominent and visible site adjacent to the

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr James Lawson

The former Plantation Quay and Princes’ Dock Basin, on the southern bank of the Clyde, could be transformed into a new residential development of 203 homes if planning permission is granted. Stewart Milne Homes has submitted a planning application for a residential development comprising apartment

The long-running saga surrounding a £50 million replacement for Madras College in Fife could soon be at an end after detailed plans were formally lodged with the local authority. The move comes after councillors approved a proposal to relocate from the existing school sites at South Street and

The Royal Hospital for Children with the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in the background Work to remove the Grenfell-style cladding on two Glasgow hospitals will cost £6 million and will be paid for by the Scottish Government, it has emerged.

Maintenance spending on Scotland’s road has been cut by almost £140 million over the past seven years as councils continue to feel the pinch of reduced budgets. Data contained in the Local Government Benchmarking Framework published by the Improvement Service, found that expenditure on roads has