Burness Paull has promoted four lawyers to partner including a construction law specialist Karen Manning. Ms Manning is regularly involved in a range of advisory work, particularly for the education, housing, office, retail, and leisure sectors. She has recently been advising clients on various buil
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The Saltire Society has today announced the shortlisted houses for the 2023 Saltire Housing Design Awards. Supported by the Scottish Government, the Awards celebrate the diversity of the best of new housing in Scotland, recognising the contribution it makes to social and cultural conversations.
Real estate advisor CBRE has announced details of a new service offering for clients, with the first project in the UK currently being delivered by the firm in Scotland. The new consultancy-led turnkey solution sees multiple teams from CBRE working together collaboratively under one contract to prov
In a recent auction that underscores the frenzied state of London's real estate market, an unused four-storey metal stairwell was sold for £25,000, 20% more than its starting bid. The Twickenham stairwell, unused since the connected office building was converted into residences in 2016 and the
As the World Cycle Championships descend onto Glasgow, Cala Homes (West) is championing the power of the bicycle by offering homebuyers an electric bike as part of the purchase of their new home in its city centre developments to mark the occasion. The homebuilder has put the wheels in motion for it
Mactaggart & Mickel Group has completed a £4.25 million acquisition of a rental property scheme at Love Loan, a modern neighbourhood development in Glasgow's city centre. Situated just off George Square, the development includes 12 one to four-bedroom furnished apartments within the refurb
Rettie & Co. has shed light on the current state of the residential investment landscape in the country, specifically regarding the private rental sector (PRS) and build to rent (BTR) market. The details are outlined in the company's latest report, Build to Rent Scotland, Scottish Market Review
An "excellent" performance from Morgan Sindall's fit-out operation has helped the group shrug off challenging market conditions to deliver a record performance in the first six months of 2023. The company increased revenue by 14% to £1.93 billion from £1.69bn during the same period
The first new council houses to be built to the gold standard in Aberdeen have been completed and are ready for tenants to move in. The development at Cloverhill in the Bridge of Don will provide 536 homes which will be a mixture of flats, cottage flats, and two, three, and four-bedroom houses. The
Dollar Academy has been granted planning permission from Clackmannanshire Council to build its pioneering Futures Institute, designed to provide a physical home for the school’s progressive educational programme, the Futures Institute at Dollar Academy (FIDA). The domed building, which will si
Passivent, a manufacturer of natural ventilation solutions, has appointed Tony Kelly as business development manager for Scotland, to work closely with architects, consultants and contractors to deliver tailored solutions focused on energy performance, air quality, and thermal comfort. Mr Kelly has
RSK will nearly quadruple its turnover from this year’s £1.2 billion to more than £5bn in 2030, doubling its family of environmental and engineering businesses from 200 and 400. In an ambitious 2030 strategy, which the group says is accurately informed by its continued growth traje
Fife Council’s Local Review Body will next week consider whether a well-used temporary car park in Aberdour can remain. A condition on the planning approval for the Inchcolm Green development required that the Main Street carriageway was widened to provide two lanes for traffic along the site
Law firm Gilson Gray has appointed Tracy McAlpine as a director in its residential property division to lead a new dedicated team for new build conveyancing. Ms McAlpine brings more than two decades of experience to the firm and has spent the last 10 years specialising in new build transactions, wor
Real estate advisor CBRE has completed its latest round of internships for charity Career Ready in Scotland. Career Ready is a national social mobility charity which boosts the social inclusion and mobility of young people through a programme of mentoring, paired with a paid four-week workplace inte


