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Dispute resolution specialist Ian Timlin outlines nine things to be considered if faced with contractor insolvency. As a result of the pandemic, we have seen, and advised on, numerous instances where main contractors have downed tools or closed sites. In some cases, this has been a tempora

The overwhelming majority (93%) of people managing projects in construction say their mental wellbeing has been negatively impacted by their main project, with over a quarter (27%) strongly agreeing with this statement. The findings of a survey by project profession chartered body Ass

Mecalac Construction Equipment UK has launched a suite of new site dumper models at an exclusive event at its Warwickshire demo ground.

The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has welcomed the new cohort of MSPs to Holyrood following the Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2021 last week and has called for immediate action on key challenges for the sector. In reaction to the result, chair Kevin Robertson, said: "We l

National professional services consultancy Begbies Traynor Group has acquired construction sector finance broker MAF Finance Group in a deal worth up to £11.75 million.

Scottish commercial property consultancy firm Ryden has made three senior promotions with Nick Armstrong, based in the investment team in Edinburgh, to become partner. Eddie Fiddes who works in Aberdeen property management has also been promoted to the role of partner.

Councillors have agreed the distribution of £7.4 million allocation of the Highland Council's capital budget for strategic road schemes during years 2021/22 and 2022/23.

London & Scottish Property Investment Management (LSPIM) has appointed Stuart Lockhart to the newly created role of head of property management (operations). He joins the company from JLL where he was head of retail management for Scotland.

Increasingly long lead times for many products has prompted SELECT and ECA to issue a joint alert to members, warning them about extended delays and urging them to plan ahead and order early. The advice by the electrical trade associations comes hot on the heels of a recent warning by BEAMA that dem

Foxlake Dundee, the water-based adventure park on the city’s waterfront, has unveiled a £30,000 expansion plan.

A farmer accidentally annexed part of France to his native Belgium after moving a 200-year-old stone marking the border between the countries. The border marker has been in place since the border was first drawn up in 1819 and ratified in the Treaty of Kortrijk the following year.

Initial plans have been submitted for a mixed-use housing development at Carsebridge, on the eastern edge of Alloa.

A public consultation is now under way into plans for a proposed residential development at the former Prince And Princess Of Wales Hospice site in Glasgow.

Work is to get underway on a further North Ayrshire Council development of modern new homes for older people at St Colm’s Place in Largs.

The latest planning application for new homes at one of Scotland’s largest mixed-use development projects could see a third housebuilder on site before the end of the year. The planning application for 197 new homes at Blindwells on the outskirts of Edinburgh has been submitted by Persimmon Ho