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Kind-hearted Dandara Aberdeen staff donned their best pink clothing to raise £273 to support research into breast cancer. The housebuilder took part in Breast Cancer Awareness Month to help in the battle against the disease which will affect one in seven women in the UK during their lifetime.

For the last quarter Aberdeen house prices have risen 3.4%, according to the latest Aberdeen Housing Market report from Aberdeen Solicitors’ Property Centre Limited (ASPC) and the University of Aberdeen, Business School, Centre for Real Estate Research. With published statistics for the third

A woman in the New Town in Edinburgh who painted her door pink has incurred the wrath of locals. Miranda Dickson, 48, departed from the mandated black to paint the front door of her Drummond Place property a shade of Champagne pink, leading to the council threatening her with a £20,000 fine.

This confident message from expert voice Stuart Johnston of DM Hall is welcome news for the commercial property market in Aberdeen. Few have ever filled their boots by trying to correctly call a turning point in markets, but a remarkable concatenation of circumstances in Aberdeen in recent months ha

Real estate investor CA Ventures has revealed proposals to develop purpose-built, managed student accommodation at the former Archaos nightclub site in Queen Street, Glasgow. Providing active ground floor uses, which may include retail or commercial uses, the proposed development could generate arou

Stirling-based Avant Homes Scotland has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of an area director. Iain Innes, who joins from housebuilder Dandara, has 40 years’ industry experience. In his new role he is responsible for identifying opportunities to further expand Avant Homes&rsquo

The City of Edinburgh Council is being urged to rethink its plans if it is to deliver the thousands of new homes it needs by 2030, in the light of a new report from planning and development consultancy Lichfields. The ‘Start to Finish City of Edinburgh’ Insight report comes as the draft

Plans for the redevelopment of the former Marks & Spencer Store on Sauchiehall Street have been brought forward for consultation. Developers have announced that a public consultation event will take place this week on their proposals for student, and potentially other residential accommodation,

Glasgow City Region has approved plans for a new road access junction and active travel facilities on the A8/M8 between Mossend and Newhouse. The plans were developed as part of a strategy to improve access to jobs at Eurocentral, Newhouse and Mossend and encourage investment in key economic sites n

Greater scrutiny and accountability may be helping to drive an attitude change in the construction sector when it comes to on-site water management. But is it happening fast enough – and could automated solutions help to accelerate things? Tristan Hughes of specialist provider OSSO discusses h

Final developed design elements for a project to transform the heart of Edinburgh’s First New Town have been published as part of the latest phase in the design process - Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stage 3. If recommendations are approved, the George Street and Firs

Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) has appointed engineering firm Mott MacDonald to complete detailed design work for the redevelopment of Gourock Ferry Terminal. The work will establish design requirements to be included in tender documents, which will be issued to those interested in bidding fo

West Lothian Council has approved the sale of land in Livingston to Workflo Solutions (Scotland) Limited for £100,000. The site at Allen Road is approximately 1,860 square metres and is one of six neighbouring plots which have been marketed for sale.

Network Rail has completed the installation of 121 new overhead electrification structures as part of the wider project to upgrade and remodel Carstairs Junction. This is part of a phased programme of investment in the key junction on the West Coast Main Line which will simplify and upgrade the trac

  The winners of the 2022 Architecture and Design Scotland and Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland Scottish Student Awards for Architecture have been announced.