UK-wide housing association Home Group has secured a £350 million bond issue to fund the development of new homes. Priced at an effective fixed rate of 3.24%, the 24-year bond is one of the lowest overall rates achieved in recent comparable housing association transactions.
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An annual industry survey has once again placed Persimmon among the UK’s worst major housebuilders but there was better news for Barratt Scotland, Mactaggart & Mickel and Miller Homes. The nationwide survey from by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) awarded Persimmon just three stars out o
University of the West of Scotland’s (UWS) Lanarkshire campus has been recognised as one of the most sustainable and inspiring buildings in the UK ahead of this year’s Guardian University Awards. Shortlisted under the ‘Sustainable Buildings That Inspire’ category, the campus
Students at Heriot-Watt University have been rewarded for their innovative ideas for the future of the housebuilding industry. CALA Homes has awarded five third year students from the University’s Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying courses with a paid internship a
CECA Scotland held its prestigious Annual Awards ceremony last night at an event was attended by over five hundred and fifty guests representing all sections of the Scottish civil engineering sector. The ceremony, at CECA Scotland’s 23rd Annual Dinner in the Doubletree by Hilton, Glasgow, was
Edinburgh-based P1 Contractors Ltd and commercial plant nursery Johnsons of Whixley have teamed up to supply thousands of plants for the landscaping of an iconic building originally known as Donaldson’s Hospital. The former Donaldson’s hospital site has been turned into luxury apartments
Scottish housing businesses are being encouraged to become world leaders in sustainability and embrace the economic opportunities that environmental changes can bring. The VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards (VIBES) is celebrating its 20th year and is calling on Scottish businesses to mark th
Plans have been submitted for a new footbridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal set to permanently link three communities in the north of Glasgow for the first time since the waterway opened in 1790. The new Stockingfield Bridge will provide a new traffic-free link between the communities of Maryhil
The results of the largest excavation of a medieval graveyard undertaken in Edinburgh are on show in a new exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh. ‘Past Lives of Leith’, which delves into the fascinating work carried out by experts from Headland Archaeology and the City of Edinburgh Counc
The billionaire ruler of Dubai is seeking to add nine extra rooms at his Scottish Highlands retreat, despite having just received planning permission to bring the number of rooms to 58. Vice-president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum, has applied for the rooms in a
New data has revealed that the hottest spot for buyer demand in the UK right now is Falkirk with the ratio of properties listed as sold to those still for sale currently at 65%. The latest research by national fast sale estate agency, Springbok Properties, has looked at where across the UK is buckin
A Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) tenant is looking forward to benefitting from her new heating system which was installed this month. Jean Anderson, known as Doris, lives in Eastriggs and welcomed representatives of DGHP and contractors in to her home to celebrate the successful in
A court has ordered the owner of a €57m (£49m) chateau in the south of France to tear it down after declaring the building illegal, The Guardian has reported. Chateau Diter, eight miles north of Cannes, began life as an abandoned country house with snake-infested grounds, before it was tr
Given a number of Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accusations against key suppliers to the construction sector, Jamie Dunne from law firm Brodies has looked into the issue in more detail. The Competition and Markets Authority has recently accused six key suppliers to the construction sector
City Building’s executive director, Dr Graham Paterson, on how education must work with employers to encourage more young people and women into construction. It’s no secret that the construction industry suffers from a gender imbalance. Across the UK, around 11% of the construction workf


