Survey work to inform future development potential for affordable homes on sites in Ferguslie and South West Johnstone is to begin this week. For Ferguslie, this is the first stage of a £14 million development that will create around 100 new affordable Renfrewshire Council homes to transform t
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In the recent J&B Hopkins (“J&BH”) Upper Tier Tax Tribunal VAT case, the court agreed with HMRC’s view that the business should be assessed for underpaid VAT, even though the business felt that HMRC would unfairly benefit from such an assessment. The business has been left
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has called for the Scottish Government to prioritise alternative solutions, including self-build, in order to boost supply and affordability. According to the latest Housing Statistics for Scotland, the Scottish housing market’s chronic undersu
Drum Property Group and Stamford Property Investments have today announced a joint venture to develop a “significant” mixed-use development site at the heart of Glasgow’s Merchant City following their successful acquisition of the site. Candleriggs Quarter, bound by Hutcheson Stree
Structural and civil engineering consultant David Narro Associates (DNA) has announced the promotion of Robbie Templeton from associate to senior associate in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Having been with the practice since graduation in 2006, Robbie was described by practice founder David Nar
The number of new homes registered by the UK’s housebuilders and developers in the first three months of the year reached more than 37,500 – a 3 per cent increase on the same period in 2018. 37,672 new homes were registered to be built compared to 36,508 last year. The private sector was
Edinburgh-headquartered residential development and urban regeneration specialist Sigma Capital Group has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary has secured a further £200 million funding boost to invest in new-build homes for the private rented sector. Sigma PRS Management
The construction industry has come together to develop a mandatory licensing scheme for all UK construction companies to transform the sector into a high quality and professional industry, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has announced. A new Construction Licensing Task Force, supported by a
Glasgow-based Wheatley Group has announced the appointment of technology specialist Angela Mitchell as a non-executive director. A Partner at Deloitte since 2010, Angela oversees Deloitte’s public sector technology business across the UK as well as leading the Scottish public sector practice.
ARK Consultancy has appointed Stephen Leonard to lead the team providing its finance advisory services to both public and private sector organisations. Stephen, a qualified accountant is a versatile and experienced finance professional with a successful track record of supporting organisations from
Nick Sangwin, managing director of Sangwin Group, became national chair of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) yesterday at the NFB’s annual general meeting (AGM), which was followed by a celebratory gala dinner. Construction industry professionals and guests gathered at The Deep in
The UK Government’s efforts to address the practice of late payments and the commitment to change the culture of unfair treatment of SMEs and illegal practices have been welcomed by the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group), but the trade body said there is still more to
The Specialist Engineering Contractors’ (SEC) Group – representing the largest value sector in the UK construction – has warned that the collapse of Britain’s oldest building company is further confirmation of the financial crisis hitting the industry. Last week Durtnell &
A more stable trend is now emerging in the Scottish housing market, according to the latest results for the RICS UK Residential Market Survey. Although anecdotal commentary from respondents remains mixed, contributors reported a rise in buyer demand whilst newly agreed sales also gained a
The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) has welcomed the procurement recommendations made by the Scottish Parliament’s economy, energy and fair work committee. In its inquiry, the committee sought to understand the characteristics and challenges of Scotland’s construction sector and pub

