Climate change secretary Roseanna Cunningham has announced that the Scottish Government will not be publishing the Climate Change Plan update at the end of April. The decision has been taken in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Unions have emerged from their latest meeting with the Scottish Government with major ongoing concerns over the regulation of non-essential businesses and the “flouting” of government guidance to gain a competitive advantage. Ahead of yesterday’s meeting with cabinet secretar
Housing association Sanctuary Group has issued a £350m secured bond to enable the development of new homes and enhance current stock across England and Scotland. The bond was issued with 32 investors at a coupon of 2.375%.
Scotland should look to international examples of land ownership, use, and management to inform its land reform programme, the Scottish Land Commission has said. Its report entitled Review of International Experience of Community, Communal and Municipal Ownership of Land identifies three themes wher
Architect Jane Williamson and Cockburn Association director Terry Levinthal have been appointed to the board of Historic Environment Scotland. Jane Williamson is a group manager of project management and surveying within a multi-disciplinary design team in Glasgow City Council. She is
Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is to make advance payments to self-employed subcontractors under a new scheme aimed to help workers forced to stay home by the coronavirus lockdown. The company has allocated £5 million to its ‘Pay It Forward’ scheme which will pay out £600 a month
More than 400 staff at BAM Construct UK have been placed on furlough while the board and senior management have agreed to reduce their salaries by 20%. As its construction work declines with the coronavirus lockdown measures, BAM said it needs to “protect the future sustainability” of it
Around 70 participants registered to take part in a “highly successful” online event held by hub South West via Microsoft Teams this week. Companies in construction and related sectors based in Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway heard about hub South West’s take on the
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Aberdeen’s office market enjoyed a healthy start to 2020 with a total take-up of 170,500 sq ft for the first quarter, representing a 362% increase on the Q1 2019 figure and a 72% increase on the five-year average for Q1, research by CBRE has revealed. There were a total of 19 deals, averaging
Office take-up in Edinburgh showed resilience in the first quarter of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold, according to analysis from Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy reported 124,004 sq. ft. of office space was leased across Edinburgh between January and March, with mo
The Scottish Government has announced new measures to protect business tenants during the current coronavirus pandemic, with the notice period for commercial leases extended from 14 days to 14 weeks. The notice period before a commercial lease can be terminated for non-payment of rent has been exten
The Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) has reassured the industry that electrical apprenticeships and training are in safe hands following the introduction of a range of emergency measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. As well as offering ongoing help and guidance to all apprentic
An independent advisory group has been set up to provide expert economic advice to the Scottish Government in response to the coronavirus crisis. The group will provide urgent advice on the private sector and business aspects of the Scottish Government’s economic response.
Industry body Scottish Renewables has appointed seven new directors to its board. An election for the posts saw 20 eligible candidates enter the ballot, with a record turnout of 65% of the organisation’s 260 member companies voting.

