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New houses for rent are being built on Eigg for the first time since being bought over by the community 30 years ago. The Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, the community charity that owns most of the island, says the two new semi-detached properties will help address a severe shortage of available housin

CMS partner Caroline Maciver highlights what the Scottish Government has in store for 2025 in terms of cladding remediation. As this year comes to a close, Scotland’s housing minister Paul McLennan has given some indications of what to expect next year in respect of cladding remediation.

Trust Housing Association has acquired a further six newly built three-bed semi-detached family homes within Lovell Partnerships’ ‘Glow Garren’ development in Hamilton. The six homes have already been let, and the families have been able to move into their new homes in time for Chr

It’s the time of year to reflect on what the Institute and the wider construction community learned in 2024 and what we should take forward into 2025, writes Caroline Gumble, CEO at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). CIOB members and our partners in the wider construction community wi

Glasgow-headquartered commercial landscape and groundworks specialist M Squared has achieved an annual revenue milestone of around £10 million as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary as a business.   Since its inception 10 years ago as an ambitious business focused on providing commercia

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has announced a raft of new partners as its ambitious five-year strategy for growth and succession continues apace. The practice welcomes a total of 14 new partners, comprising eight from within the ranks of Shepherd Chartered Surveyors, four from the recent merger with

North Ayrshire’s largest council house development will commemorate the invention of Braille. One of the streets in the new development at Ayrshire Central Hospital – which is now under construction – will be called Braille Gardens.

The CCG Group has officially unveiled its brand-new, window and door manufacturing facility in Cambuslang. The 25,000 sq ft facility forms part of a wider £6 million investment into the expansion of CCG’s ‘Manufacturing’ subsidiary which fabricates a range of enhanced window

A London construction worker has won a £145,000 supercar after entering a competition for just 69p. Sorin Calistru, from Greenwich, was at work when BOTB presenter Christian Williams surprised him with the news that he had won the Lamborghini Huracan in the weekly Special Edition Competition.

Mac Mic Group and Persimmon Homes East Scotland have completed a land sale agreement for a site in Dennyloanhead, Falkirk. This significant milestone marks the next step in delivering new sustainable homes and local infrastructural improvements to the area.

Thomas & Adamson director Zander Muego highlights five opportunities or challenges that he believes are likely to shape construction in 2025. After the challenges of the pandemic and its immediate aftermath, many people would have hoped that 2024 would prove more predictable. But, between stubbo

McTaggart Construction has completed the transition of all its offices to fully renewable energy as part of its drive for sustainability. The move comes on top of an annual reduction in carbon emissions of 10% for the past four years.

North Ayrshire Council has highlighted the impact of its work to provide new affordable homes after its cabinet approved its new five-year Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2025-2030. The council and its Registered Social Landlord partners are delivering new homes throughout the area. Cou

The Construction Industry Training Board’s CEO, Tim Balcon, unveils what he thinks the year ahead looks like for the homebuilding industry.  The homebuilding challenge will continue to put the construction sector under pressure in 2025 and will need wholescale, ongoing collaboration cross

Highlands mid-market rent (MMR) homes developer HHA has strengthened its partnership with Tulloch Homes in a deal that will create 31 new rental opportunities in Inverness and Conon Bridge. At The Maples, located to the south of the Inverness city centre, Tulloch Homes is underway with the construct