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An architect has reported Glasgow City Council to Police Scotland, alleging that the local authority failed in its legal responsibility to maintain a derelict tenement in Pollokshields that collapsed over the weekend. The sandstone tenement, a category B listed building located at the corner of Kenm

The demolition of Fleming House in Cumbernauld town centre is nearing completion.

A decision is awaited on proposals to carry out essential alterations at a former courthouse in Berwickshire, as part of plans to secure its long-term residential use.

Ewan McGregor has failed to obtain planning permission to replace the lead roof of his home in Perth and Kinross. 

Site managers across Bellway Scotland East and West divisions have been recognised for the quality of their work at coveted national awards. Four site managers, two from each division, have secured Quality Awards in the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) annual Pride in the Job competiti

The Cockburn Association, Edinburgh's heritage watchdog, has criticised plans to knock down the former Causewayside Lads’ Institute to make room for student accommodation. 

Persimmon Homes West Scotland has completed the purchase of land in Overtown, Wishaw, paving the way for a major residential development that will deliver 601 new homes. The development will offer a wide mix of house types, ranging from two-bedroom terraced homes to five-bedroom detached properties,

Glasgow-based ECD Architects has promoted Alistair Cameron to joint managing director with specific responsibility for Scotland. Mr Cameron will work alongside joint managing director James Traynor, who has responsibility for the practice’s delivery in England, as the firm seeks to meet growin

Wheatley Group has again been named the UK’s largest builder of social rented homes, topping Inside Housing magazine’s annual survey of new-build activity across the UK. Wheatley delivered more social rent homes than any other housing provider in the UK in 2024-25, building 563 homes for

The long-term future of Cardross Bridge and its vital road link between Arnprior and Port of Menteith has been secured following the completion of extensive and complex improvement works. Stirling Council invested £1.2 million to repair and strengthen the 18th-century Category B-listed bridge,

A local campaign is seeking to save a church which inspired Lewis Grassic Gibbon's famous Scottish novel, Sunset Song. The Church of Scotland is trying to find a buyer for Arbuthnott Church in Aberdeenshire, which prominently appears in the novel.

Major plans by the University of St Andrews to redevelop one of the most distinctive and historically significant buildings in the town have taken a significant step forward. This week the University applied to Fife Council for full planning consent to renovate the former Madras College school build

Hillcrest Homes has celebrated the completion of the transformation of a formerly derelict Montrose mill into affordable housing. Paton’s Mill on Marine Avenue, a B-listed building also known as Chapel Works, has deep roots in the town’s industrial heritage.

The City of Edinburgh Council has approved a plan to convert a 67-room student accommodation block on Gorgie Road into temporary housing for homeless individuals.

Michael Palethorpe discusses how the role of housebuilders has evolved beyond construction to include a responsibility for delivering meaningful and lasting social value through targeted community benefit initiatives. There has been an undeniable shift in the role of housebuilders across the UK. Wit