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Land value taxation could help deliver Scotland’s land reform objectives and raise revenue in a more progressive way, according to a new report. With a total estimated value of around £5 trillion, or just over half of the total net worth of the UK, land is the most valuable asset in the

Glasgow-based mechanical and electrical services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has been awarded its latest education contract in what is becoming a key sector for the fledgling company.

Pupils, teachers and local councillors in Airdrie have celebrated key milestones at the sites of two new joint campus primary schools which are being delivered by Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure. The first school taking shape on Petersburn Road will provide a new home for Petersburn

The ground has officially broken at Carskeoch Drive, Patna, where CCG (Scotland) Ltd is building 19 new homes for rent for strategic partner East Ayrshire Council. The site, which was previously occupied by Patna Resource Centre, will deliver high quality, energy efficient homes in a range of sizes

Homebuilder CALA Homes (North) Ltd has welcomed two talented university graduates to its Westhill team. Gemma Rickaby and Katie McGill, both 22, secured their jobs through CALA’s two-year graduate scheme and are now firmly part of the homebuilder’s sales and marketing, and land and plann

Staff at a new care home put out the welcome mat for the arrival of its first resident today, none other than Glasgow retail tycoon, Gerald Weisfeld.

Three-dimensional traffic calming measures are to be piloted in Singapore. Adopted from Japan, the 3D markings are intended to encourage motorists to reduce their speed because of the perceived narrower lane width.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: West Craigs Ltd.

Springfield Properties has unveiled two senior appointments to newly-created managing director positions in its private housing division. Dave Main, who has been with Springfield for almost 20 years, has been promoted from development manager to managing director for the North of Scotland (private h

The latest designs for a £100 million mixed-use development which aims to create a major new leisure destination on the banks of the River Clyde have been unveiled by developer Peel Lifestyle Outlets. Glasgow Harbour Lifestyle Outlet, which is the next phase of the city’s waterfront rege

Industrial and commercial developments around the country will be given support under the first release of funding from the £150 million Building Scotland Fund. The Scottish Partnership for Regeneration in Urban Centres (SPRUCE) has received £25m to help fund a wide range of commercial a

Karen Davenport has been appointed framework director by BAM Construct UK, bringing the number of the framework team members to nine. Ms Davenport (pictured in the front row second from right) joins BAM from similar frameworks and public private partnership roles in Graham Building and Galliford Try

The Craibstone to Stonehaven and Charleston section of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) will open early on the morning of Wednesday 12 December. This significant new section of road, which includes the A90 between Stonehaven and Craibstone and the A956 between Cleanhill and Charleston, w

Housebuilder Persimmon has been fined by Perth and Kinross Council for a breach in planning regulations, its second indiscretion at the same site. Workers for the firm were caught on site at its 300-home Lathro Park development in Kinross on a Sunday morning.

Amendments to a business rates policy and support for renewable energy are at the forefront of Scottish Property Federation (SPF) and Scottish Renewables calls ahead of tomorrow’s Scottish Budget. The SPF has set out the key policy areas it wishes to be addressed in a letter to finance secreta