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Modular construction specialist Portakabin has completed a state-of-the-art research and innovation facility at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) Barony Campus near Dumfries.

An appeal into plans for 44 new homes in Dunblane has been dismissed by the Scottish Government.

Enquiries from prospective homebuyers and newly agreed home sales in Scotland have risen at their fastest rate in several years, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

A total of 187,000 additional affordable homes are needed in England each year, yet affordable house building seems to have peaked, according to the latest Savills research. 

Construction is complete on the first phase of the transformation of Midsteeple Quarter in Dumfries. The first residents have started moving into the flats created at the community-owned High Street building now known as The Standard.

A total of 2,432 new homes were registered to be built in Scotland during the third quarter of 2024, up 12% on Q3 2023 (2,179), according to new figures released by the National House Building Council (NHBC).

A £3.2 million programme to renew track, refurbish structures and improve drainage on the West Highland Line was completed on time this week.

Following Taylor Wimpey West Scotland’s recent Make Moving Easier show home event at Amble Court in East Kilbride, where visitors were encouraged to visit the development in support of the local charity Share Alike, the housebuilder is delighted to confirm that a £700 boost has been dona

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has marked the completion of Clyde Gateway East Business Park in the east end of Glasgow, which when fully occupied will bring a further 130 new jobs to the area. Clyde Gateway East is one of Central Scotland’s prime industrial sites and the £8.2 million

Perth and Kinross residents are being urged to have their say on a new framework that sets out ambitions for the city’s future development. The draft Perth City Development and Design Framework sets out the long-term aspirations for the development of Perth.

Construction solutions supplier Groundforce has appointed two senior people to its piling operations to reflect the group's focus on this increasingly busy sector. Gary Crumlish has been appointed as director - piling and compliance, while Gary Bodycote is recruited to the new position of national s

Two organisations from the Scottish Borders have recently been successful in securing funding from the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund.   The fund, which forms part of the UK Government’s Levelling Up agenda, aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK by i

Pupils at Queensferry Primary School are lacing up their boots and preparing to hit the pitch in a new football kit donated by housebuilder Lovell Homes.

A planning application has been submitted to transform a historic brownfield site along the Clyde into a new publicly accessible open green space.

Simpson Primary School Parent Council in Bathgate has received a generous £3,000 donation from Persimmon East Scotland to support their efforts to create additional needs and nurture spaces within the school. The Parent Council is committed to enhancing the well-being of students by funding es