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The first tranche of new funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help build and improve thousands of affordable homes across Scotland has been drawn down by Wheatley Group at a record low-interest rate of under 1.5%. Wheatley, Scotland’s largest housing, care and property-management
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A Jetsons-esque future with flying cars landing on luxury residential towers with skydecks is a step closer thanks to a new partnership between Porsche and Boeing.
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BAM Construction has been appointed by hub West Scotland to build North East Health Centre in Parkhead.
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South Lanarkshire Council has reached the halfway point in its commitment to deliver 1,000 new council homes. At a meeting of the council’s housing and technical resources committee earlier this month, members heard that the council is well on the way to delivering its target by 2021, with 502
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Plans to build a replacement for Barlinnie Prison on derelict land at Provanmill have taken a step forward with the submission of an application to Glasgow City Council.
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A 3.5% increase in council rents throughout Perth and Kinross will be put to councillors next week to help fund the local authority’s planned five-year investment programme of £69.4 million.
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CBI Scotland has called for a national housing target to be set and more funding to be allocated to planning departments to improve the speed of decision-making.
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Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) director Euan Leitch reflects on the Scottish Government’s response to recommendations from the Scottish Parliamentary Working Group on Tenement Maintenance and the recent Scottish House Condition Survey 2018 findings. The Scottish Parliamentary Working
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North Ayrshire Council’s ambitious plans to build the next generation of council homes moved forward this week after a £19 million agreement was signed with partners hub South West Scotland. Contractor Ashleigh (Scotland) Ltd is scheduled to start later this month on 116 new modern, affo
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Construction work is under way to create the next generation of housing in Irvine. North Ayrshire Council leader Joe Cullinane (centre) as work gets under way at Dalrymple Place
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The owner of A&B Property Services has acquired the Aberdeen division of specialist painting and decorating firm Nodram Decorators in a six-figure deal. Artur Levickis of A&B Property Services (centre) with Alex Drummond of Drummond Finance (left) and Alan Moir, Fyfe Moir & Associa
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Highland Council is expected to save hundreds of thousands of pounds a year and significantly reduce its carbon emissions thanks to energy efficiency upgrades part-funded by the Scottish Government through Salix Finance.
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Employees at construction, development and property services company Wates Group will be offered a number of “industry-leading” benefits after the firm committed to a complete overhaul of its family-friendly policies.
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Plans for a new £50 million cinema complex designed by Richard Murphy Architects have been unveiled for Edinburgh’s Festival Square.
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