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An architect has been fined for creating a design for a home that was too big for the plot on which it was to be built.

The company behind the major Eden Project tourist attraction in Cornwall is to begin work on a feasibility study for a proposed new project in Dundee

The UK's furlough scheme implemented to save jobs during the coronavirus crisis will finish at the end of October, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced. Mr Sunak said employers will have to start sharing the cost of the scheme. From August, employers must pay National Insurance and pension contribut

Stirling Council’s award-winning housing service has helped make Stirling "Scotland’s greenest area", with the highest percentage of homes using solar panels.

Plans to build a multi-million pound community hub in Monifieth have moved forward after Angus Council released £60,000 in funding for the project. The project, spearheaded by Monifieth Community Resource Group, will create a community hub near the seafront, incorporating community space, a fi

McCarthy & Stone, the UK's largest developer of retirement homes, is reopening sales offices next week in a bid to sell its 1,350 completed homes. The developer, which has delivered over 56,000 homes across the UK since 1977, said it will prioritise selling completed homes over restarting constr

A man has been arrested after throwing a pickle at a construction worker from a moving car.

The number of operating and pipeline build to rent (BTR) homes in Scotland has increased by 24% to reach nearly 9,000, according to Rettie & Co. The latest BTR Briefing for Scotland has revealed that Glasgow continues to lead the way, with around 4,500 BTR homes, followed by Edinb

A developer’s plans to deliver 200 homes on the old golf course in the village of Gretna will be subject to an online consultation event this week.

The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project has welcomed Simon Dudley, interim chair of Homes England, as chair of the AIMCH stakeholder group. The £6.5 million AIMCH project is a collaboration between Stewart Milne Group, Barratt Developments, London &

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has launched a major consultation to discover what stakeholders want for the industry after COVID-19 – and how to achieve it.

Small businesses which share properties but do not pay business rates are now eligible to apply for grants to help with the impact of COVID-19, the Scottish Government has announced.  The extension to the Small Business Grant Fund will apply to firms occupying shared office spaces, business inc

The disused Millennium visitor centre in Glasgow Tollcross Park could be demolished to make way for a nursery under newly submitted proposals.

An independent review into the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow has found that while it now offers a high quality healthcare setting, the initial design didn’t adequately take into account the needs of some vulnerable patients.

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is part of an international team hosting a webinar to launch a new initiative that aims to accelerate the adoption of exoskeletons in construction and industrial manufacturing SMEs across Europe’s North Sea Region.