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CMS partner Shona Frame outlines key legal and legislative issues that are likely to impact the construction sector over 2025.  In the year ahead, significant legal and legislative measures covering a range of areas including environmental sustainability, health and safety, financing and employ

Four bungalows designed specifically for older residents and designated for social rent form a key part of a proposed 16-home extension to a Gullane development. The purpose-designed homes, utilising zero-carbon technology, are the latest to be put forward by Cala Homes (East) and will build on a tr

Developing a model for regional hubs and networks for the reuse of construction materials and minimising the carbon impacts of the energy from waste sector are among newly published actions aimed at ensuring households and businesses in Scotland boost reuse and recycling rates and cut waste. Th

Organisations that can deliver green construction stand to benefit from increasing consumer demand, argues Julia Maguire​, partner and head of energy at Pinsent Masons. The UK construction industry is navigating its way through the energy transition as it shifts towards a more sustainable, lower c

On January 1st, 2025, Justin Sullivan FRICS became the 143rd President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Justin is the founder and CEO of Adair, which has provided expert construction consultancy services globally for over thirty years.

Sandy Adam of Springfield Properties has been awarded an OBE by King Charles in the New Year Honours list. Mr Adam is the founder and chairman of Springfield Properties which has its headquarters in Elgin and operates across most of Scotland.

Muir Timber Systems has delivered timber kits and roof trusses for 44 new affordable homes in Leslie, a village near Glenrothes in Fife. The properties comprise a mix of detached and semi-detached two, three and four-bedroom family houses and amenity bungalows.

Historic tenement properties in Paisley are being transformed through an ambitious £6.4 million refurbishment project that will boost housing options in the town centre. Paisley Housing Association, in partnership with Renfrewshire Council and with funding from the Scottish Government, has com

Robertson Timber Engineering (RTE) has appointed David Jamieson as its new sales director, further strengthening the company’s position in delivering sustainable, high-quality timber solutions. David brings with him over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, specialising in buil

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) has received a festive boost of £60,000 thanks to the dedicated fundraising efforts of Persimmon Homes North Scotland staff throughout the year. At the start of 2024, Persimmon’s Perth office selected CHAS as their Charity of the Year for

With the year ahead ripe with opportunity, the Scottish real estate market is slated for strong growth in 2025, according to the latest quarterly review from Lismore Real Estate Advisors. Q4 saw £406 million traded, up 6% on Q4 2023. Whilst volumes in Q4 are 4% below the five year average, the

Creative children from Kinmylies Primary School in Inverness and Rosewell Primary School in Midlothian named and designed Christmas candles which are being donated to foodbanks across Scotland this festive season. Housebuilder Robertson Homes set children across Scotland the challenge of designing t

Miller Homes has agreed to buy English housebuilder St Modwen Homes. The deal sees Miller Homes acquire 19 live sites, totalling around 3,500 plots for new homes, and a further five strategic sites, growing its business in the West Midlands, East Midlands and South regions and entering the South Wes

Harbour Homes has welcomed tenants to 20 new homes for social rent on Iona Street in Leith. Heather Kiteley, group chief executive of Harbour, said: “We’re thrilled to be providing more, much needed, homes for social rent in this vibrant part of Leith. I hope all our new tenants are look

Views are being sought on ways to improve how communities will receive additional benefits from renewable energy developments. ‘Community benefits’ are provided by developers to local groups and can include funding, actions such as in-kind works, the direct support of projects, or other