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Work begins on next phase of Aberdeen council housing programme Aberdeen City Council has broken ground on a £13.5 million housing development at Manor Walk.

Entrepreneurs based at the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI) will appear on hit BBC series Dragons’ Den this Sunday to pitch their low carbon invention to the millionaire investors. Artur Napiórkowski and Denny Schenk won a place in ECCI’s Low Carbon Ideas Lab earlier

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Wildland Limited

Hundreds of small to medium-sized construction and property firms are said to be benefitting from increased workloads as the value of construction work linked to the Scotland-wide ‘hub’ programme has increased to more than £1 billion. Figures published today by the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT)

Utility firm Centrica has selected Carillion to deliver facilities management and project services in a contract worth £90 million. Extending its partnership with the British Gas owner, the deal will see Carillion work with Centrica for a further five years, which can be extended to seven.

David Melhuish The Scottish Property Federation (SPF) has called for the 5 per cent threshold of residential LBTT to be raised to £500,000 in the light of evidence suggesting a downturn in the value and number of transactions in the first year of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT).

Improvement plans for Glasgow Road Four major regeneration projects in West Dunbartonshire could receive a share of £7 million if investment plans are approved by councillors next week.

Jo Skinner Independent Aberdeenshire housebuilder Bancon Homes has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of an experienced sales and marketing director.

Laura Tainsh The Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 came into force on September 1, and are one of the latest measures brought in by the Scottish Government aiming to reduce Scotland’s carbon footprint, writes Laura Tainsh from Davidson Chalmers.

Sandy Adam, Springfield Properties chairman Springfield Properties has opened consultation on plans to build a new village at Durieshill near Stirling after lodging a Pre-Application Notice with Stirling Council.

Bill Robertson CBE Construction and infrastructure group Robertson has underlined its commitment to responsible business practices by becoming a member of Business in the Community (BITC).

(from left) Taylor Wimpey West Scotland’s NHBC Pride in the Job Winners Paul Cunningham, Scott McNulty, Iain Alexander, Dougie Kirkland and Alan Meek Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has cause to celebrate after eight site managers each scooped a prestigious National House Building Council (NHBC) Pride

Ashleigh (Scotland) joint managing director, Douglas Small handing keys for the Kirkcudbright properties to Loreburn’s chief executive, Lorraine Usher Ashleigh Scotland partnership reaches 500 new homes milestone

Wealthy London homeowners planning to dig underground extensions are to be hit by Britain’s first “basement tax” in a fresh crackdown on so-called iceberg homes, according to the London Evening Standard. Under new rules, residents in Westminster will have to pay an average levy of £8,000 to s

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Glasgow Housing Association