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Merchant Homes has secured planning permission for a proposed new residential development in the coastal village of Inverkip. Langhouse Gardens will be a collection of 32 contemporary homes comprising a mix of three-bedroom semi-detached and three and four-bedroom detached homes, all of which have b

Construction works at CALA Homes (West’s) £100 million Jordanhill Park site has now surpassed 100 working days with more than 400 homes on track to be delivered by 2023. Since work commenced in October last year, more than 180 operatives have been inducted to date, with an average of app

More than 40 Aberdeen school children gained an insight into a career in the construction industry thanks to two team-building sessions held by local not-for-profit group, Grampian Construction Training. The events, which were held at Fernielea Primary School yesterday, saw pupils come together to b

Chartered surveyors DM Hall has secured the sale above the asking price of an investment opportunity in the heritable interest of 65 Bruntsfield Place, a 10,028 sq. ft. property in the Bruntsfield-Morningside district of Edinburgh. The property, a substantial traditional detached two storey B Listed

Glasgow could be in for a major economic boost after it was revealed today that Hollywood producer Steven Spielberg has been granted permission to film his latest movie in Glasgow. Scenes for his World War One drama 1917 will be shot at the city’s A-listed Govan Graving Docks.

As a major contributor to the national economy, the contemporary construction industry presents a breadth of exciting opportunities for graduates. Whether through major infrastructure projects such as the Queensferry Crossing, or the planned expansion of house-building nationally, construction is a

The significant increase in planning costs associated with the amendments made at the latest Parliamentary stage of the Planning (Scotland) Bill threaten the very aims of the new legislation, according to planning minister Kevin Stewart. Mr Stewart was speaking as the Financial Memorandum for the Bi

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A Scottish local authority which sued engineering contractors over a failed social housing development that had to be demolished for health and safety reasons has had its £12 million damages claim dismissed. Midlothian Council raised an action against Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers Ltd

The group opposed to Aberdeen Football Club’s bid for a new £50 million stadium at Kingsford has said it will not appeal against a court decision backing the project. The Dons got planning permission from Aberdeen City Council in April to build a 20,000-seat arena and training complex al

Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has received planning permission to build the next phase of its flagship Millerhill housing development at Shawfair in Midlothian. Mactaggart & Mickel is currently on site, finalising the first phase of the development which comprises a total of 137 private h

Proposals for more than 500 homes at Donald Trump’s north-east golf course have been recommended for approval despite planners claiming it “significantly breaches” legislation. Councillors on Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine area committee are due to give their views on the

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into suspected anti-competitive arrangements in the supply of construction services in Britain. The competition watchdog said the investigation concerns suspected infringements of Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 but ha

Scottish procurement reforms are failing to help smaller businesses win public contracts, a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed. According to FSB’s research, only about a fifth of Scotland’s £12 billion procurement budget goes directly to small bus

Persimmon is to become the first major UK housebuilder to offer a retention policy to protect homebuyers from repair problems. Under the new initiative, which begins today, the company’s standard contract will say 1.5% of the total home value can be withheld by the buyer’s solicitor unti