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National networking and influencer organisation Women in Property (WiP) has announced its new Central Scotland branch chair for 2026-27. Danielle Miller, associate director for stakeholder engagement at Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), will take the role from March 2026 until Febr

Having studied planning application trends as a litmus test for whether land supply for housing is running out in Scotland, development & investment manager Jake Poole suggests that while the picture is not bleak across the board just yet, cracks are emerging, and it is a slow ship to turn. In r

Construction of 17 new council homes in Newton Mearns is well underway, with tenants expected to be handed the keys this autumn.  The new homes, built by CCG (Scotland) Ltd, comprise 4 one-bed cottage flats, 12 two-bed flats and 1 two-bed bungalow; 3 of the homes will be wheelchair adaptable. H

Close Brothers Property Finance has appointed Stuart Heslop as consultant to support its growing regional team in Edinburgh. Stuart will work closely with the Scotland and North of England teams, which are led by director Gary Ferris.

Balfour Beatty's chief financial officer Phil Harrison will step down from the board later this year following more than 10 years in the role, the infrastructure group said today. Following an extensive search process and as part of the board’s long-term succession planning, Myles Westcott, cu

Glasgow City Council has today granted planning permission for 46 much-needed, modern social rent homes at the former Queen’s Park School site on Grange Road.

A company being established by a University of Strathclyde researcher is pursuing innovative methods of combining carbon capture with sustainable building materials.

Tax expert Tony Cochrane discusses HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) recent shift from a lenient enforcement period to a strict compliance regime regarding the VAT Domestic Reverse Charge (DRC) within the construction industry, outlining the specific criteria for its application and offering practica

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced an investment of over £7 million to help revitalise the historic town centres of Airdrie, Girvan, Tarbert and Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street.

A new report published today by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has presented a wide body of evidence that explores the challenges and opportunities underpinning the construction skills gap, turning data and forecasts into a clear, accessible view of the whole industry.

CHAP (Holdings) Limited, the parent company of CHAP Group, has posted gross profits of £9.3 million for the year ended 30 September 2025 – a 40% increase from the £6.6m reported in the previous period. This financial milestone accompanies a record-breaking turnover of £65.8m,

The latest group of UHI Inverness students to graduate from CECA Scotland Academy marked their success at a special event – and then stepped straight into the first round of interviews that could lead to careers working on multi-billion-pound civil engineering projects. Finlay Andrew, Blake Co

Developer MRP, contractor McAleer & Rushe and funding partner Puma Property Finance have marked a major construction milestone with the topping out of Broadway Studios, a 432-bed purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow city centre. The 16-storey concrete frame topped out in

Scottish retrofitting firm Union Technical has been appointed to the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG), which brings experts together to drive forward the UK’s residential retrofit ambitions. Its members include some of the most established and influential organisations in decarbonisa

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has begun construction of the first new homes at Whitefield Gardens, signalling a major step forward in creating the new Whitefields neighbourhood in North Dunfermline.