An ambitious young school leaver from Motherwell is the first person to take part in a ground-breaking new trainee manager’s scheme with Bellway Homes Limited (Scotland West). Morgan Lindsay, who attended Dalziel High School, started training this week to become an assistant site manager with
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A University of St Andrews-led project to create a safe, cheap, long-lasting battery which could revolutionise electric travel and renewable energy storage has been given £12 million from a major funding body.
A North American investor has been given a funding boost to press ahead with purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) projects in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Investec Structured Property Finance is funding CA Ventures’ first UK student accommodation development with a £64 million loan.
Stewart Milne Group has reinforced its commitment to apprenticeships with the recruitment of a further 12 new apprentices to meet demand across its developments in Scotland. (from left) Bill Ross – senior construction manager, Neil Thomson – regional director, Stewart Milne – execu
3DReid has gained planning consent to transform Glasgow’s B-listed Wellington House into a boutique hotel.
The Scottish Government has announced the establishment of its National Planning Framework team.
Chartered surveyors DM Hall has entered into a three-year partnering agreement with the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) to be its preferred and promoted property services and advice provider. Founded in 1978, the ASSC is the leading source of knowledge on short-term letting and
Robertson, the main contractor at the newly-opened The Events Complex Aberdeen (TECA), has completed work to provide a temporary area for parking which has been made from asphalt containing three tonnes of waste plastic – the equivalent of 240,000 used plastic bottles.
A new report commissioned by Homes for Scotland (HFS) has revealed the wider value created by building the homes Scotland requires. The report, launched today and entitled The Value of Residential Development, shows that each new home built in Scotland supports four jobs across the economy, ove
A BBC article published at the end of last month highlighted a recommendation made by lobbyist group Greenpeace to introduce a national agency to enforce building standards in Scotland. The organisation believes that a centralised compliance system is required to ensure building standards are met by
Apropos by DJ Alexander has said that proposed changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) in the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) paper Thinking bigger on tax in Scotland would be a further nail in the coffin for Scottish homeowners. David Alexander, joint managing director of Apropos by DJ Al
Council leader John Alexander and Councillor Anne Rendall cut the turf at a new development on Wednesday, marking the start of work on the Victoria Dock affordable homes development. The development will house 119 affordable apartments and ground floor commercial space at Dundee’s City Quay.
There may be no place like it but what, exactly, makes a home? Developers and planners seek to answer this question in an increasingly sophisticated residential sector, one which continues to diversify to meet evolving occupier needs. As a result, sub-sets of housing beyond the traditional owner and
Testing, inspection and compliance services provider SOCOTEC has been awarded two positions on Scotland Excel’s renewed asbestos framework agreement.
A Singapore-based private equity firm has purchased a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) site in Edinburgh, enabling the delivery of a £30 million 198-bed development.


