Road Bonds are well-intentioned and have a purpose, but their levels are now starting to pose a threat to the place of construction SMEs in the recovery, argues Scott Macphail. Every party in every commercial transaction has a perfect right to take reasonable precautions against risk, but for normal
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Scotland’s commercial property sales have suffered the worst quarter in a decade, according to Scottish Property Federation (SPF) analysis of the latest commercial property sales figures from the Registers of Scotland. At £285 million, the total value of commercial propert
Clyde Valley Group (CVG) has appointed John Duncan to the role of development and property director. John will lead on the strategy and delivery of CVG’s ambitious investment plans, including building another 700 new homes over the next two years, strategic asset management and planned and rou
Donald W Orr has been elected as the new president of SELECT, the trade association for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland. As managing director of Unitech Services Ltd in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Donald has been a long-standing SELECT member and serves on a number of committees as well as repre
The Scottish Government's postponement of non-domestic rates revaluation by a year to April 2023 will push more businesses over the edge in the absence of urgent measures to tackle the appeals backlog, property experts are warning. Announced in Tuesday's Programme for Government 2020-21, the move al
The Scottish Government has said it will invest nearly £1.6 billion to directly support up to 5,000 jobs and tackle fuel poverty as part of its plans to drive Scotland’s green recovery and end its contribution to climate change. Part of an enhanced Green New Deal, the investment wil
Kevin Hamilton BSc CEng MCIHT has been appointed as Scottish Road Works Commissioner. A Chartered Engineer with over 28 years’ experience in roads engineering, Mr Hamilton will leave his role as head of roads at Glasgow City Council to take up the position.
The new process virtual mediation for construction companies may not be as effective and is also less secure unless certain measures are put in place, warns Ian Timlin. Organisations that are looking to use mediation as a way to resolve a dispute without the need for costly litigation need to be awa
Trade association SELECT has paid tribute to Lord Martin O’Neill, the long-serving MP and social justice champion who passed away last week aged 75. Baron O’Neill of Clackmannan was the president of the Specialist Engineering Contractors’ Group (SEC Group) and worked closely with S
Scotland's chief planner has issued a letter to all planning authorities which seeks to clarify the status of the current consultation on housing and the Scottish Planning Policy. John McNairney said he has been made aware that some authorities may be viewing the current consultation on propose
Simon Capaldi, office agency partner at Knight Frank Edinburgh, gives his thoughts on what businesses may want from their offices post-lockdown. At the beginning of lockdown, the successful transition of most people and businesses to working remotely brought some serious debate over the future
The heart of a Belgian city's first mayor has been found inside a small zinc casket during the renovation of a fountain. The ornate fountain in Verviers held the organ, sealed in a jar of alcohol, for more than a century.
A leading financial expert has joined the panel of experts offering advice on project bank accounts (PBAs) at the first Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) commercial webinar. David Rennie, relationship director at the Royal Bank of Scotland, will play a starring role in the opening
Major changes are afoot in Scotland's housing market as the COVID-19 pandemic significantly alters the way people think about their working environment and the nature of the work-life balance, property professionals have warned. The nine-to-five office routine, with a couple of hours of unprodu
The Inner House at the Court of Session has upheld a decision made by the Crofting Commission denying crofters permission to erect land-based wind turbines on the grounds that the result would be "detrimental to the interests of the land owners". The crofters, living near Stornoway on the Isle of Le

