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A family is being ordered out of their three-bedroom property near Blairgowrie after it emerged the previous owner built it without planning permission. Peter Brown is battling a Perth and Kinross Council enforcement order that demands he stops using the property as a house within 180 days or face p

Interserve CEO Debbie White Support services and construction firm Interserve has reported a £244 million loss after a full contracts review saw a further wave of write-downs.

With governments north and south of the Border pledging to build thousands of new homes every year, AXA Insurance has asked the public what they think homes will look like in 5, 10 and 20 years’ time. Homes of Today – A mishmash of work and leisure

An inquiry report on construction failings at the DG One leisure centre in Dumfries has highlighted more than 90 defects at the project. The flagship facility opened in 2008 but was forced to shut permanently six years later for repair work which will cost more than the original construction. Since

Ogilvie Construction has started site operations on an £18.2 million development to create Stirling’s first purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) building for Maven Capital Partners. The high quality 207-bed facility at Forthside will provide a range of accommodation and sizes and is to comp

The tender process for flood defence work in Stonehaven has been delayed because so many contractors have bid for the work. Aberdeenshire Council said it had drawn up a shortlist of five for the £16 million contract, but the timescale has "slipped by a few months" due to the "significant level of i

West of Scotland Housing Association's Earl's Green development in Troon West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has announced the appointment of Robertson Facilities Management to deliver its planned and reactive maintenance contract.

Commercial property advisor Ryden has announced senior promotions with five new partners and two new associates. Susan Cameron and David Lindsay based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, Gregor Harvie and Tim Jacobsen in Glasgow and Michael Lorimer in Aberdeen were all made partner with David Moore, E

Work being carried out as part of the £55 billion HS2 rail project in England has been delayed because leaflets ended up 500 miles away in Aberdeen.

Work to build a new £3.8 million business centre, which is being developed by East Renfrewshire Council, is now underway. The project, which will create Greenlaw Business Centre in Newton Mearns, will enable the council to increase its support for small businesses.

UK contractors have been urged to face up to the “significant human rights risks” in their supply chains after the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) found that both British and foreign workers are at risk of exploitation despite recent legislation. Criticising the industry’s “slow respo

Drum Property Group has unveiled plans to deliver a new music venue at Stead’s Place in Edinburgh as part of redesigned proposals for the area. Following extensive consultation with the local community, plans now include a row of independent retail, restaurant and entertainment units facing di

An investigation into the financial wrongdoings at Carillion could still take months to conclude despite making “good progress”, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has reported. A team of lawyers and forensic accountants from the watchdog is investigating KPMG’s audit of Carillion from 2014

The hub team collecting Sponsor/Developer Award (from left) Hal Cruttenden (host), Joanne MacDougall (hub South East marketing & communications manager), Kevin Bradley (hub South East Board member), Paul McGirk (hub South East chief executive), Tunca Ataoglu (regional director, EMEA - sponsor of

Wates Residential is swapping single-use plastic cups for reusable bottles on a site in London in a bid to tackle the plastics crisis. The developer is demonstrating its leadership in the construction sector when it comes to reducing single-use plastics waste and has committed to rolling out the cha