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Almost £700 million worth of cash retention has been lost in construction over a three-year period by reason of insolvencies, according to new Department of Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) research. The figure, which consultants Pye Tait said reflects 2016 prices, has been describ

A core University of Edinburgh building which is recognised as an exemplar of modern design by Historic Environment Scotland has received an £11.98 million upgrade by CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The Glasgow-based construction specialist said the new over-cladding of Appleton Tower has reinvigorated the bui

Proposals for one of Edinburgh’s largest viable brownfield developments will be put forward for determination at a planning committee this week. Updated plans for Waterfront Plaza have received support from across the Leith business community, as well as with leading political figures and affordab

An alliance of conservation organisations has submitted a damning objection to proposals to build a £10 million golf course on one of the last undeveloped coastal duneland habitats left in Scotland. American billionaire Mike Keiser and his partners want to build an 18-hole championship course on an

Mining heritage celebrated in new artwork for Shawfair development A new public artwork by Ratho-based blacksmith P Johnson & Company has been unveiled at the village square in Millerhill at Shawfair, just outside Edinburgh.

Donald Trump’s five-star golf resort in Aberdeenshire is among a number of courses that could face severe flooding by the middle of this century, according to a study. The Sunday Times reported Ordnance Survey research predicts the coast adjacent to the Trump International Golf Links resort, north

Edinburgh investment company secures Shapes auction house in Sighthill for £1.25m Edinburgh-based property investment specialist SRA Ventures has secured a fresh acquisition deal for the well-known Shapes auction house in Sighthill which could now be transformed into a variety of commercial uses.

The remote Slochd summit, the second highest point on the A9 at over 1,300 feet above sea level, will be included in the latest ground investigation contract for the A9 Dualling programme which was awarded today. Raeburn Drilling and Geotechnical Ltd will undertake the contract totalling over £2.7

Plans to build 70 homes and a new cemetery on greenbelt land in Strathblane have been refused by Stirling Council. The development, which was being taken forward by Gladman Developments, was proposed for land south of Broadgate House on Campsie Road.

Communities and developers will be invited to have their say in shaping a refreshed approach to dealing with developer contributions for developments across Highland. Members of the Highland Council’s environment, development and infrastructure committee yesterday gave the go ahead for a six week

The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals to revise the Code of Conduct for registered property factors and other related amendments to the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011. The consultation also seeks views on whether the original Code has led to improvements in the quality of factorin

A new fundraising drive has been launched as Govanhill Baths Community Trust enters the final stage of securing funding to refurbish and reopen the Edwardian Bathhouse as a new health and wellbeing centre. Following the architects’ images of the redevelopment revealed last year, the organisation i

A consortium of Scottish local authorities is putting together a house-building framework worth £1.5 billion to the selected contractors. The four-year housing construction framework is being procured by LHC on behalf of the Scottish Procurement Alliance.

The Highland Council has pledged to approve 500 affordable housing units each year for the next five years of which 70% will be for affordable rent and 30% for low cost home ownership. Councillors on the environment, development and infrastructure committee yesterday agreed a Strategic Housing Inves

Argyll and Bute Council has revealed plans to build more than 760 new affordable homes in the next five years. The housing will be delivered as part of the council's Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).