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A new tax which changes the way people pay duty on house purchases has come into effect in Scotland today. The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) replaces UK stamp duty under new devolved powers contained in the Scotland Act 2012.
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Advocate's Close Morgan McDonnell Architecture was celebrating last night as its Advocate’s Close development won the 2015 Building of the Year by the Edinburgh Architectural Association (EAA).
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A Scottish company director who admitted falsifying business records to make fraudulent claims for almost £220,000 in VAT refunds has been electronically tagged for eight months and ordered to pay £100,000 in compensation, after an investigation by HMRC. Garry Gibson, 60, from Edinburgh, claimed t
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Bob Clark International engineering and construction company Laing O’Rourke has appointed Bob Clark to the newly created position of director for Scotland in its construction division.
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The winners celebrate at last year's North East Trades Awards 2014. The shortlist for the 2015 North East Trades Awards was announced by an independent panel of judges this week after receiving a record number of applications.
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Pictured with the former cash-and-carry building ‘The Blue Shed’ behind them from left are Dame Seona Reid (chair of the National Theatre of Scotland), Laurie Sansom (artistic director of the National Theatre of Scotland), Baille Liz Cameron (executive member for jobs and the economy at Glasgow
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New road and rail links to Edinburgh Airport and an extended Borders Railway are among major projects being drawn up by a partnership of local authorities, under ambitious £1 billion city deal plans announced today. The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region – comprising Edinburgh, Borders
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Russell Institute Scottish contractor CBC has been appointed to take on the £4.5 million restoration of Paisley’s Russell Institute.
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A student's love of Lego could see Glasgow University's iconic campus immortalised in the plastic bricks. James Bruce May, 21, has painstakingly designed a Lego model of the university's main building in the hope that the Danish firm may manufacture it.
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James Forbes Construction professionals are being urged to act now and ensure they are compliant with the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations, which came into force this week - 6 April 2015.
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First year apprentices Lewis Marnoch (left) and Mark Lawson Fourteen apprentices at house builder Stewart Milne Group have spoken about the first steps they have taken on the way to completing the four-year scheme they joined last summer.
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Morgan Sindall has moved on site on the mixed-use Marischal Square development in Aberdeen city centre. Appointed by developer and urban regeneration specialist Muse Developments to construct the £107 million development, Morgan Sindall will deliver the two-year construction programme, creating 300
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Handelsbanken's Neil Clark (left) with Jonathan Harper of Andrew's Homes Aberdeen property company Andrew’s Homes has secured a refinancing deal in excess of £20m to support its growing Scottish portfolio.
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The renovation of University of Edinburgh’s historic McEwan Hall has been won by Interserve with a bid of £19.1 million. The university says that its vision is to restore the Grade ‘A’ listed building to its former glory while taking the opportunity to open the ceremonial hall for the wider u
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