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The Scottish Government is being urged to reconsider its approach to make land ownership more transparent after a report found that there could be gaps or loopholes in the proposed new land register. MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s environment, climate change and land reform committee found

New guidance has been published to help landowners, developers and builders over the particular challenges posed by small brownfield sites. A guide to small brownfield sites and land contamination, prepared by CIRIA and supported by the NHBC Foundation, provides clear, practical advice to help navig

The City of Edinburgh Council’s plan to deliver 20,000 new affordable homes by 2027 faces a funding shortfall of £77 million, new figures have revealed. The local authority’s Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) for 2019 to 2024, which has been approved by the council’s h

Nearly two-thirds of builders have had to pass skip price increases on to clients and a fifth have had to pass on diesel price rises, making home improvement projects more expensive for home owners, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). According to the research, the

Shares at construction and outsourcing firm Interserve have fallen by more than 10% to their lowest level since over 30 years as concerns mounted over its finances. The company’s shares closed from 45.18p to a low of 39.03p last night, completing a decline of more than 90% in the past fiv

An area of land in south Edinburgh has been brought back into use by construction company CCG (Scotland) Ltd. CCG has invested £47,000 to create a brand new car park for the local community in Niddrie Mill. Located at Moffat Drive, the new facility adds capacity to an area where limited car pa

In the last 18 months Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed seven trainee building surveyors and quantity surveyors to add to the one trainee gained from its recent acquisition of The Binnie McKenzie Partnership.

Aggregate Industries is undertaking a major conservation project at its Isle of Grain terminal in Kent, after embarking on a programme to relocate a number of reptile species. With this flagship terminal made up of 40 acres of rich habitat and home to over 260 species of mammals, birds, invertebrate

Arnold Laver & Co. Limited and The National Timber Group have merged to create the largest independent timber distribution business in the UK. With combined revenue approaching £250 million, the new enlarged group has 52 distribution and processing sites extending from the north of Scotlan

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Plans to expand the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow to create “the best event campus in Europe” have now been unveiled. Under indicative plans drawn up by Keppie Design and Arup, the Congress Road site in Finnieston will become home to new event and conference facilities, an enhan

Moxon Architects has significantly extended and reconfigured the headquarters of the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) in Grantown-on-Spey on behalf of Reidhaven Estate. Shortlisted at the Scottish Design Awards 2017 in the Future Building category, the project provides a new public-facing e

Landlords that own sub-prime office space in either Edinburgh or Glasgow city centre could be sitting on a goldmine due to the lack of high quality offices now available, research released today has suggested. By refurbishing their office space to meet the demand, Lambert Smith Hampton said the land

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn has announced plans to build a large scale brewery in Edinburgh. The proposed site is strongly preferred to be in the Edinburgh area, subject to the outcome of planning applications. Innis & Gunn’s core range of Craft Lager, IPAs, and barrel-aged

Montrose Port Authority (MPA) has received £5.4 million from Royal Bank of Scotland to support the energy industry support and service hub’s masterplan redevelopment. Since the 1970s and the discovery of North Sea oil and gas, MPA has provided support, logistics and services to the energ