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OakNorth Bank has provided a £17 million loan to support the next phase of development at Ury Estate in Aberdeenshire. The funding will deliver 18 homes at Jack Nicklaus Village and a further 71 much-needed family homes at Glen Ury View, marking a major step in the transformation of the histor

Specialist property and private client law firm Matheson Lawson has made a new appointment to its property team. Rebecca Quinn will work across both residential and commercial property matters, supporting a diverse client base of homeowners, developers, investors and businesses.

Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) has appointed David Chalmers as its new director of development. Set to take on the role in early January 2026, David joins SBHA at an exciting time in the organisation’s journey, with a new-build programme now firmly established and ambitious plans

Caledonia Housing Association is pressing ahead with a major programme of housing investment that will deliver over 180 new, affordable, mixed-tenure homes across the country over the next 18 months. The programme will boost Scotland’s supply of high-quality, energy-efficient homes and directl

Artists have been unveiled to create Dundee’s newest public art installation at Persimmon Homes’ Stewarts Loan development, on the former site of Stewart’s Cream of the Barley bottling plant. Council leader Mark Flynn joined artists Kate and Lainey of Infinite Sky alongside Persimm

The Scottish Government declared a housing emergency in May 2024, acknowledging that Scotland lacked sufficient housing supply to meet demand. This was partly self-inflicted, with the government cutting its affordable housing building supply programme and imposing rent controls without exemption, wh

A tourist who stole a large chunk of an ancient Greek column in the 1960s has returned it more than half a century later. Greece's Ministry of Culture yesterday announced the repatriation of the fragment of a limestone Ionic capital from the Leonidaion, which accommodated athletes during the ancient

Scottish home improvements company CR Smith is helping to revive one of Scotland’s most beloved community sporting events – the Braveheart Ride and Dinner – almost a decade after it was last held. The event, which raises funds to support the next generation of Scottish cycling tale

Kier has appointed Martin Staehr as its new group managing director for its construction division. Martin will sit on the group’s executive committee and be responsible for the Regional Build, Strategic Projects, Kier Places and KME businesses.

Offices in a mostly residential tower in Glasgow city centre could be converted into flats under a new plan. Glasgow City Council has been asked for permission to turn the last floor of office space at 134 Renfrew Street into seven homes.

Sanctuary Scotland has marked the successful completion of phase one of The Victoria, the redevelopment of the former Victoria Infirmary site in Battlefield, Glasgow, with a ceremony on site. The £29.3 million first phase of the landmark social and affordable housing project in the city has tr

Furniture made from recycled materials including old denim, shoes and wine corks has been hailed as "the future of furniture design". Recycled furniture was a widespread theme at this year's Milan Design Week, CNN Style reports.

McTaggart Construction has completed and handed over the first 57 mid-market rent homes at its 136-home development in partnership with Swan Group at Royston Road, Glasgow. The first residents have now moved into their new homes, creating the foundation of what will become a thriving community.

Aberdeen-based CHAP has appointed Jim Clark as its new chairman, following the passing of founding director Alasdair Craigie in January. Mr Clark, who previously served as a non-executive director with CHAP, brings with him a wealth of experience spanning several decades in business leadership acros

Construction businesses across the UK have been invited to support research aiming to held reduce suicides among construction workers. Phoebe Savill, a trainee clinical psychologist and postgraduate researcher at Lancaster University, is researching experiences of suicidal thoughts in the UK constru