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A proposed housing development in Houston, Renfrewshire, would generate significant job and economic benefits, according to new research.

A Holyrood committee has called on the Scottish Government to fulfil its commitment and introduce compulsory sales orders to tackle the blight of empty homes. The call is part of a series of recommendations made in the local government and communities committee’s report into Scotland’s e

Home Group in Scotland has been chosen to create new homes for affordable rent in Dundee.

Students from Newcastle’s Northumbria University have paid a visit to Shawfairt to learn how a new town is created and developed. The 42 second-year students are studying for a BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying which includes construction technology, economics, measurement, contracts and law.

Output in the UK construction sector increased by 0.6% during the third quarter of the year following months of flat or falling figures, the latest Office for National Statistics report has shown.

Consultation events are being held this week to give members of the public a chance to look at plans for a new school and a new community hub in different areas of Aberdeen. The Torry hub is being designed by Halliday Fraser Munro on the site of former Torry Academy

Building services contractor Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd has continued its drive to promote skills development, trade apprenticeships and training with a new offering of adult apprenticeships.

Trade body SELECT is taking its campaign for regulation of the electrical industry to the Scottish Parliament this week in a bid to keep the issue firmly in the public eye. Scotland’s largest trade association has secured prominent exhibition space at Holyrood, where it will spend three days e

City Property has completed a series of three complex funding arrangements totalling £646 million having been advised by the banking & finance team at law firm Harper Macleod. City Property is ultimately controlled by Glasgow City Council, which required the funding to meet its obligations

A historic structure in Inveraray has been successfully renovated during a recent project. Argyll and Bute Council invested £200,000 to restore the Category A-listed Avenue Screen.

BAM Construct UK executive director Doug Keillor has suggested that the construction industry’s drive towards lower costs rather than to deliver the greatest value is getting worse. In a wide-ranging interview with The Herald, Mr Keillor remarked that too many contracts are awarded to companie

Plans have been drawn up to transform public toilets in Glasgow into tourist accommodation.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Sundial Properties

Rural Stirling Housing Association (RSHA) has unveiled its latest development of new homes in Doune. The development of six properties costing almost £1 million at Woodyard Court has been built in a location where a timber sawmill once stood.

Urban Union has grown its staff base as it prepares for the launch of its fourth site in Scotland later this year. Caroline Wallace and Vivienne Holland are welcomed back to their roles in the commercial department following a period of maternity leave.