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Activity across the Scottish commercial property sector ended a tumultuous year with industrial demand strengthening while retail and office vacancy rates rose at the strong rates in over a decade, according to the latest market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

A new retail park project is being planned which could deliver additional affordable housing and care for the elderly to Straiton.

Glen Oaks Housing Association has completed 49 new properties worth £7.1 million in Arden with tenants having now moved in.

Speyside Distillers have revealed plans for a new single malt whisky distillery as part of its plans for expansion.

A youth charity is to expand permanently into Arbroath with a new £2 million community centre and football pitch after securing land from Angus Council.

The original formal entrance of Inverness Castle has been revealed this week for the first time in almost 50 years, as part of the transformation of the building to create a gateway for Highland tourism.

Plans to ensure all buildings in Scotland are warmer, more efficient and reach zero emissions by 2045 have been launched for consultation. 

Scottish Borders Council's planning committee has approved proposals which will see a station open in the Borders village of Reston for the first time in more than half a century.

Specialist lender Reditum Lending has provided Allanvale Land Investments with a bridging loan of £10.8 million for a major residential and commercial development in South Ayrshire.

Housebuilder Persimmon has made a provision of £75 million to address cladding safety issues on 26 buildings in its legacy development portfolio. Following a review of past projects, the company has identified nine high-rise buildings over 18 metres built by the group where, in line

GRAHAM has signed a multi-million contract with management consultants Solutino Pte Ltd (design and build contract with 6AQ Development Ltd), revamping a prime office building located in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District (IFSD).

The Scottish housing market began 2021 on a weaker footing, despite the sector being allowed to remain open during the current lockdown, with Scottish surveyors reporting activity lower than in December, according to the January 2021 Residential Market Survey from RICS.

Construction of a new £1.7million replacement bridge in Clydesdale will start from today.

Landscaping proposals for the Inverness Castle development have now been lodged with the Highland Council as part of the statutory applications for the planned transformation for Inverness Castle to become a tourism gateway for the Highlands.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said it broadly welcomes the direction of travel the Scottish Government has taken with its new National Planning Framework (NPF4) but it must be "deliverable, connected and influential".