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The development of Scotland’s new National Planning Framework (NPF) provides a unique opportunity to plan, prepare and provide a route map for a different Scotland in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland.

Social distancing has turned our lives upside down and at short notice businesses adapted to remote working, moving office life into the home. Some are beginning to speculate that this could spell the end of offices, but many people are still hopeful of a return to normality. Home working has benefi

One of the most important structures of medieval Scotland has been rediscovered after being hidden beneath the waters of the River Teviot for centuries. Over the last two years, Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has funded the Ancrum and District Heritage Society (ADHS), a local volunteer archaeol

As the long-running campaign for professional recognition of electricians in Scotland nears its final stages, SELECT has warned that the clock is ticking for those who want to help influence the sector’s future.

Jennifer Campbell at Baird Lumsden talks about the increasing number of off-market transactions in the rural property market. There is a perception among many people of sufficient financial means that the only real wealth is privacy, and that the core purpose of mere money is to secure the space an

Property group Savills has upgraded its 2021 UK house price forecasts, predicting a 3% rise in Scottish house prices in 2021. The firm predicted that average UK house prices will rise by 4% over the year, with a 21.1% growth from 2021-25. Prices in Scotland will increase by 22.8% by 2025, it added.

The achievements of the Scottish property sector to progress with major developments in the height of the global pandemic was celebrated last night at the Scottish Property Awards. Attended by more than 300 registered viewers, the live broadcast from Glasgow, spons

As we slowly emerge from the challenge of the last 12 months, Komfort Partitioning managing director Jim Smith looks ahead with fresh energy and a new perspective.

Network Rail has submitted plans to redevelop a former car park to provide new operational and passenger facilities at Glasgow's Queen Street Station. Located in the area off North Hanover Street, the new concourse will house passenger facilities — including retail and food/drin

Alasdair Steele, head of Scotland commercial at Knight Frank, discusses the investment appeal of retail parks in the UK. About a year ago, at the height of the first lockdown, few people might have predicted that the humble retail park would be among the ‘winners’ – for lack of a b

A residential transformation is being proposed at a former private hospital in Dundee. Plans submitted by Patience and Highmore Architects will see the C-listed Fernbrae Hospital and its grounds redeveloped, including demolition of the less architecturally significant l

An eight-point plan which sets out how Scotland's social housing sector can achieve zero emission housing whilst ensuring support for tenants in reducing their energy bills and achieving carbon savings has been published as part of the final report of the Scottish Government's Zero Emissions So

People across Great Britain are being invited to share their views on proposals for a new design of small and medium railway stations. Commissioned by Network Rail and led by Design Council in partnership with The Glass-House Community Led Design, DigitalUrban.Space and Commonplace, ExploreStation i

A 15-year capital plan with a total value of nearly £1 billion will see investment in schools, roads and flood schemes across the Highlands after it received approval from councillors today.

Burness Paull partner Chris Mackay reveals whether courts can be used to recover documents relating to adjudication. Can you use the courts to recover documents from another party for the purposes of adjudication in Scotland?