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Margaret Burgess The Home Report has cut the number of surveys which buyers have to commission and helped stop artificially low asking prices since its introduction in 2008, new research has found.
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Marie Boulton A booming north-east economy led to Aberdeen City Council’s planning department taking in more than £1 million in fees last year, according to reports.
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Head greenkeeper Craig Boath posted this picture of work starting on the new bridge A new bridge is being built over the burn at Carnoustie's 18th hole – one of the most famous water hazards in golf.
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Figures showing the annual increase of advertised salaries have indicated that most sectors are experiencing the highest increases since before the recession, with construction workers averaging a 10.4 per cent increase from last year.
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Philip Hogg The Scottish Government has commissioned Homes for Scotland to research how alternative construction methods can be used to create a lasting transformation in the way new homes are built.
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Glasgow School of Art has announced the firms shortlisted to lead the restoration of the building which was badly damaged by fire last year.
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Margaret Burgess The number of new homes built in Scotland has risen by nine per cent in the last year, according to official figures.
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Electricians are Britain’s most trustworthy tradesmen, according to new research.
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Top marks for Edinburgh housing development An Edinburgh housing development has received an excellent rating from the nationwide construction awards body.
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The former Dreghorn Primary School North Ayrshire Council has granted planning permission for Scotland’s first Sake Brewery to be built at Dreghorn in Ayrshire.
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Craiginches Prison Demolition work has started on Aberdeen’s old Craiginches Prison.
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The RIAS Awards / RIBA Awards for Scotland 2015 are now open for entry. Submission to the RIAS Awards entitles entrants to be considered for the following awards:
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Gordon Henderson The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that plumbers, electricians and builders could be forced out of central Edinburgh under plans to make the Capital Scotland’s slowest city.
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Nicola Sturgeon opens the scheme in Leven A £30 million scheme to spread the benefits of new house sales to small and medium sized developers has been launched by the Scottish Government.
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