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Knight Property Group celebrates Deal of the Year at Scottish Property Awards Knight Property Group managing director, James Barrack (left) and director, Howard Crawshaw (right) at the 2018 Scottish Property Awards

Sanctuary Homes has been given the go-ahead to redevelop the former Victoria Infirmary site in Glasgow. Glasgow City Council’s planning applications committee has granted planning permission to create 413 new flats, plus offices and retail units, on the site in the city’s Langside.

Plans by South Ayrshire Council to develop a new office block in Ayr’s High Street have been unanimously rejected by councillors. The four-storey block, which would have housed up to 350 of its own staff, was voted down unanimously this week by members of South Ayrshire's regulatory panel.

Businesses from across the Scotland will today meet with HS2’s direct contractors at their largest supply chain engagement event to date. Held in Birmingham, businesses will discuss supply chain opportunities available as part of the £7.5 billion civil engineering contracts to deliver Phase One o

Construction output in the UK has continued its recent decline falling by 2.7% in March 2018 on a three-month on three-month basis. Figures published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that the decrease, the biggest fall seen in this series since August 2012, was driven by fal

Drivers have been urged to ignore directions displayed on their satellite navigation systems after a number of cars were sent on to uncompleted stretches of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR). AWPR contractor Aberdeen Roads Limited has called on motorists to use road signs at Stonehaven wh

Affordable housing project gets off the ground in Ayr A new affordable housing development is being created on behalf of Ayrshire Housing to help address the substantial unmet need for high quality affordable housing in the town of Ayr.

The noise and distraction of open plan workplaces are preventing employees from focusing on individual tasks requiring high levels of concentration and minimum disruption, according to new research. The findings come as part of global design firm Unispace’s research of more than 11,000 workers in

Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA) has secured a £70 million Private Placement deal with Canada Life to support the delivery of 700 new homes across Lanarkshire for social rent. CVHA has an outstanding track record in working with its partner local authorities and developers, delivering sustai

Social housing landlords will be able to make their properties more energy efficient after the Scottish Government unveiled a £3.5 million decarbonisation fund. Local authorities and housing associations will be able to use the fund on projects that improve energy efficiency and decarbonise heating

North Lanarkshire Council has agreed proposals to invest £32.75 million over the next five years to begin to transform its town centres into “modern, vibrant communities where people live, work and socialise”. Forming part of a long-term economic regeneration delivery plan for the area, the tow

Aberdeenshire developer and building contractor Tor Ecosse has gone into administration with numerous outstanding debts. The Inverurie-based firm ceased trading with immediate effect on May 4 and all 11 employees have been made redundant.

A long-running heritage watchdog has objected to plans for a capsule hotel in Edinburgh’s Old Town and called for a moratorium to be placed on any such developments in the capital’s historic quarter. The Cockburn Association claims the historic character and vitality of the Old Town is being put

Following up on successful supplier engagement activity at All Energy 2018, NorthConnect is now organising two Meet the Buyer days more locally to the project site location in Scotland. NorthConnect is a project set up to develop, consent, build and operate an HVDC electrical interconnector between

Robertson has completed work on a £4.95m community facility in the Auchinairn area of East Dunbartonshire. Built on the site of the former Auchinairn Primary School, the new community space will provide a range of facilities including a nursery, community hall, cafe, meeting rooms and play area.