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A new affordable housing development was given the green light by Edinburgh Council's Development Management Sub-Committee. The approved plans will deliver 49 new homes – comprising a mix of flats, colonies, and terraced houses – on a partly brownfield site adjacent to an established res

Hilltop House near Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire – a bright, contemporary home built on the natural footprint of the surrounding farm steading – has been crowned winner of 2025’s Scotland’s Home of the Year in the finale of the popular BBC Scotland series filmed at Glasgow’s

The newly established Shawfair Community Fund has announced its support for suicide prevention and mental health awareness through a £700 donation to this year’s Walk of Hope, an annual fundraising event in aid of Scottish mental health charity Chris’s House. The Walk of Hope, held

Scotland is to pioneer a new initiative that aims to increase uptake and accessibility of reused construction materials and showcase the sector as a lucrative investment opportunity. The nation is one of four in Europe selected to model a Circular Construction Hub – a second-hand marketplace f

Two High Value Manufacturing industrial units have been built on formerly contaminated land, which had been described as one of the most polluted inner-city sites in the UK.  The units were completed ‘on time and on budget’ after a funding boost from the Scottish Government.

Miller Homes has secured the purchase of land at multiple locations totalling 91 acres across the East of Scotland, bringing 676 much-needed new homes to popular towns and communities. The homebuilder, which for over 90 years has helped build and shape communities across the UK, will now begin work

More than 200 new council houses are back on track after work was stopped on four sites across Fife last year. Fife Council's Cabinet Committee last week approved the appointment of contractors to build council houses at Lochgelly Road, Lumphinnans, Bellyeoman in Dunfermline, and New Flockhouse in L

A new six-part series Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel will see interior designer Banjo Beale and husband Ro take on their biggest design project – turning a derelict mansion on the remote Isle of Ulva in Scotland into a boutique hotel. Together, Banjo and Ro hope to transform the fortu

Plans for a 109-bedroom hotel at Edinburgh’s Cameron Toll shopping centre have been approved by councillors, marking a major milestone in efforts to regenerate the long-standing retail destination. The new hotel, located on Liberton Road, aims to revitalise the centre by repurposing a former c

EasyGo has been awarded a 20-year contract to provide EV charging infrastructure throughout the north of Scotland. Estimated to be worth £300 million, the deal is with Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils, with Highland Council acting as the lead authority.

Plans have been unveiled to demolish the former Stewart Milne Group offices in Westhill and replace them with a new residential development. Hillcrest is behind a proposal to flatten the vacant three-storey Peregrine House on Enterprise Road to make way for 45 new homes.

Nearly 50 new homes could be built on part of the former Glasgow Garden Festival site, following the decision to drop earlier plans for office development due to declining demand. An application has been submitted to Glasgow City Council by Surplus Property Investments, seeking permission to develop

The Scottish Building Federation is commemorating 130 years at the heart of Scotland's construction sector with a dynamic line-up of events. From essential legislative briefings and advanced technology workshops to a special golf tournament and a celebratory President's Lunch, the Federation's anniv

Last week, Sheelagh Cooley, real estate partner and head of the Edinburgh office at Shoosmiths, delivered the keynote speech at the Scotland Investor and Developer Breakfast as part of the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF, Leeds, 20-22 May). She shared her market insights

A public drop-in event is being held on Tuesday 10th June, inviting people to have their say on proposals for a new district heating scheme in Brae. It is being hosted by Shetland Islands Council and energy and engineering consultants COWI, which has been appointed to conduct a feasibility study for