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A new charity has taken ownership of 635 hectares of an Argyll and Bute estate to provide much-needed local housing and nature recovery after a landmark deal with an eco-company.

Work has started this month on 71 new mid-market homes on the site of the former Shawbridge Arcade.

JR Scaffold Services has completed work on a town centre roofing project at The Corn Exchange, a JD Wetherspoons pub and restaurant in Arbroath, on behalf of its client Castlecourt Construction.

Edinburgh’s hotel sector outperformed the UK national average in revenue growth according to new research from real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, showing a healthy performance for the first quarter of the year despite an ongoing increase in the supply of hotels.

Urban Fox, a partnership between Balfour Beatty Investments and Urban Electric Networks, has unveiled the UEone, Europe’s first fully retractable electric vehicle (EV) chargers, at a launch event held at the internationally renowned design museum, V&A Dundee, Scotland.

Growth in the UK construction sector gained momentum during May with activity and new business increasing at sharper rates than in April, according to the latest PurchasingManagers’ Index (PMI) report.

The Scottish Government has published a discussion paper on an infrastructure levy for Scotland.

Clark Contracts is to continue to support charities through its corporate volunteering scheme.

Glasgow City Council has approved plans to build 71 new flats to be built on the site of a B-listed building on Sauchiehall Street.

Persimmon North Scotland’s plans for 209 energy-efficient new homes in Crieff have been given the green light by Perth and Kinross Council.

Vacant ground formerly listed as greenbelt off Burdiehouse Road in Edinburgh could be home to new apartments if an application for planning in principle is approved by the City of Edinburgh Council.

A revised masterplan for the regeneration of Sighthill in Glasgow has suggested a possible increase of around 300 homes to the overall number of properties.

The body behind the maintenance of Yuntai Mountain Waterfall – billed as China's tallest uninterrupted waterfall – has been forced to provide an explanation after a video emerged which showed the flow of water was actually coming from a pipe built high into the rock face.

The Accelerate to Zero Awards are back for their second year to recognise the businesses, organisations, and individuals making the most significant contributions to decarbonising the built environment and supporting the just transition to net zero.

A Built Heritage Commission (BHC) for Glasgow has now been established to provide advice on a wide variety of heritage-related matters in the city.