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The ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit is continuing to have a negative effect on the UK commercial market with more companies looking to relocate, according to surveyors. The Q3 2018 UK Commercial Property Market survey from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that while the

Construction firms in Scotland have grown at a slower rate than those south of the border over the past three years, according to new report. A new study published by Henderson Loggie, part of the MHA group of accountants, looked at operating and accounts data from 1,708 construction companies with

The construction, retail and hospitality sectors accounted for more than half of all corporate insolvencies in Scotland over the last quarter, according to official statistics. UK government statistics have revealed that there were 232 corporate insolvencies in the quarter to September 30, an increa

Part of the old tram depot on Leith Walk has been brought back to life as modern office space and a creative hub. ‘Leith Walk Studios’ officially opened today, marking the completion of a regeneration project made possible through capital grant funding of £750,000 from the Sco

A £500,000 investment programme in next generation machinery and personnel has more than doubled CMS Window Systems’ production capacity for aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling, and boosted its site installation workforce. At the heart of this capacity-boosting investment is the

Highbridge Properties director Guy Marsden on the rise of flexible offices. By now, almost everyone will be familiar with the benefits of flexible working, where the traditional 9-5 is shunned in favour of work patterns that better suit an employee’s life circumstances. But the rise of flexibl

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

More landlords who rent out their homes on ‘Airbnb-style’ websites spend their takings on holidays than reinvest their earnings in home improvement projects, according to new research. A study by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) into the spending patterns of landlords who use shor

LDN Architects and Robertson Northern have revamped Victorian school buildings in Inverness to deliver a creative hub for the region’s artistic talent. Providing urgently needed studios for everyone from photographers and textile designers to an artist who knits glass, the opening of the Inver

Regeneration firm ENGIE has handed over new homes and festive hampers for Glasgow Housing Association’s (GHA) newest customers in Cathay Street, Milton. ENGIE secured a £6.1 million contract to build 54 terraced houses and cottage flats on the former brownfield site on behalf of GHA, par

The Scottish Government must explore other avenues for housing development across all tenures if it is to reach its targets for new homes, the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned. While describing its 50,000 social homes target by 2021 as “commendable”, the profess

A Livingston-based supplier of windows and doors is planning to grow turnover by £10 million with the opening of 12 new trade centres across the UK. Stevenswood said the move, which will create the UK’s leading distribution company of its kind, will increase its geographic footprint and

Glasgow-based commercial property adviser Reith Lambert has appointed one of Scotland’s leading property agents to support the company’s expansion plans over the coming year. Audrey Dobson, previously senior director at CBRE, will join the 17 strong team as director, office agency.

The impact of continued uncertainty over Brexit, rising costs and squeezed margins are all reflected in the latest construction output figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Scottish contractors have said. According to today’s report, the all work series decreased by 0.3% in Qu

Morgan Sindall Construction’s managing director in Scotland, Stuart Parker, looks ahead to the united Scottish delegation heading to MIPIM 2019. Now in its 30th year, MIPIM, the world’s largest international property festival held annually in Cannes, is perhaps more relevant than ev