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A new independent body has been launched to help drive up standards for new-build homes and strengthen protections for buyers across the UK. Members of the New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) will oversee the introduction of a new industry code of practice in the months ahead, placing more responsib
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Legislation to increase the transparency of land ownership in Scotland has been passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. The Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land regulations pave the way for the creation of a public database that will provide key information about those wh
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Plans by Forest Green Rovers to build the world's first football stadium made almost entirely out of wood has been given the nod from the English Football League (EFL).
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Many Scottish construction companies don’t realise there is funding and support available to help them with business growth and resilience, an AM Bid #LinkedInLive session on building resilience help for construction sector SMEs has discussed.
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Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing business CCG (Scotland) Ltd has launched the CCG Net Zero Home, a new housebuilding standard that has been designed to respond to Scotland’s ambitious target of becoming a net zero economy by 2045. The Net Zero Home is created using a combination of
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Scottish Construction Now has gone through the 10,000 LinkedIn followers mark in the last 24 hours.
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A fourth new early years centre planned for Glasgow has been awarded planning permission.
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Construction, development and property services company Wates Group has today launched a self-service, interactive and intelligent marketplace for sustainable innovation.
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Jim Burberry, partner at RSM, comments on the Domestic Reverse Charge which was introduced yesterday. After being pushed back twice, the VAT Domestic Reverse Charge for the Construction Industry (the ‘DRC’) was introduced yesterday (1 March 2021). The introduction of the DRC will po
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Plans have been drawn up for a new block of 35 flats on the site of a vacant warehouse in Partick.
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Finance secretary Kate Forbes has struck a deal with the Scottish Green Party which guarantees the Scottish Government's Budget Bill can clear its final stages. The deal will see the phased introduction of free school meals for all primary pupils, an enhanced public sector pay deal, new Pandemic Sup
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The number of unique visitors to the Scottish Housing News website has broken through the 100,000 mark for the first time — just as the SCN sister publication celebrates its 20th anniversary. Visitors in March rose to 108,374 from 97,971 in February. Subscribers to the free daily newsletter in
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The City of Edinburgh Council and its partner Novoville are proud to announce the release of Novoville Shared Repairs, a new app dedicated to improving the condition of property in co-ownership in Edinburgh, and all of Scotland.
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Independent global private asset management firm Capital Dynamics has purchased a 100% equity stake in the Sorbie onshore wind project in North Ayrshire.
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One man's plans to own his dream home turned into a disaster after a miscommunication with the developer left him with just half a house. Bishnu Aryal, from Nepal, moved to Australia and saved up $700,000 AUD (£391,000) for the Sydney plot and the building. He signed an agreement for the build
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