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Construction of Europe’s tallest and most technically sophisticated purpose-built commercial lab building has started on site at Canary Wharf, London.

A building which will house the Monifieth Community Hub and Library was officially opened at the weekend by the trustee members of the Monifieth Community Resource Group (MCRG).

Aberdeen developers John Adam and Son have obtained permission from Aberdeen City Council to demolish a derelict farmhouse and sheds and build 19 self-build homes.

Story Homes has secured a minded to approve decision to deliver a further 92 new homes on land at Marchfield as part of its existing Summerpark development in Dumfries.

Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) has extended an invitation to businesses interested in partnering with it for upcoming projects.

The importance that the Chancellor George Osborne and the Governor of the Bank of England attach to the need to increase housing supply is “hugely significant”, according to Homes for Scotland. During last week’s Mansion House speeches, the Chancellor outlined action he has taken which he said

Edinburgh based construction and property company J Smart & Co has flagged as “definite possibilities” the prospect of booking a headline and underlying loss in its current year. In an interim management statement for the period from February 1 to date, the building and civil engineering con

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has produced a paper to outline the potential implications and impact that the referendum debate and further devolution of powers or independence may have on land, property and construction in Scotland. The global organisation is the principal body

New official output figures from the Office of National Statistics have shown that Scotland had seen the greatest improvement in construction activity output in the UK as a whole. The vast majority of the 12 per cent overall increase north of the border in the year to June was from infrastructure pr

Public sector procurement consortium LHC has helped its members save over £20m in terms of hours worked. Figures released in the LHC annual review for 2013/14 reveal that from April 2013 to March 2014, LHC frameworks were used 229 times by 132 customers on 512 different projects across the UK.

Scotland is the first region of the United Kingdom to see its house prices pass their pre-financial crisis peak. Property prices reached a new record average of £272,000 in July after soaring by 11.7 per cent in the last year, according to the latest monthly index from the Office for National Stati

More than £6 million is set to be spent on upgrading hundreds of residential properties in the North East after plans were approved by Aberdeenshire Council. Properties around the shire including Peterhead, St Cyrus, Stonehaven and Fraserburgh will see improvements as part of the scheme.

The financial position of many of the largest UK construction contractors remains weak despite greater deal-flow with cash balances and margins down, according to a report published today by KPMG. The report “Construction Barometer: Recovery in Sight?” analyses the operating margins, cash balanc

Plans for a 300-home development in Aberdeenshire have been deferred until a suitable location for a primary school is identified. The Stewart Milne Homes scheme was recommended for approval by Aberdeenshire Council planning officers.

Construction works are underway on the latest Premier Inn to be built in the capital. The development at York Place is for a new 127-bed hotel for Whitbread PLC in the heart of Edinburgh's New Town.