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MAKAR chief executive officer Neil Edgar has warned that Scotland's efforts to eliminate all risks from housing delivery in turn risk the loss of small firms serving rural and island communities. Through one local-authority route, MAKAR worked through roughly 400 pages of contractual documents. 

Barratt Redrow has reported a resilient performance for the 17-week period ending 25 October 2026, with the housebuilder seeing a greater demand from the private rental sector, despite market conditions facing challenges.  During the timeframe, the housebuilder saw an underlying private reserva

Work has commenced for a new £28.7 million leisure centre for Larkhall, with the new facility being built next to the current centre.

Scottish MP Elaine Stewart has become the most recent high-profile politician to publicly back SELECT’s campaign for regulation of the electrical industry, known as ‘Wall of Support.’ The Labour MP has shown her support for the protection of title by adding her name to SELECT&rsquo

East Renfrewshire Council has decided to extend the proposed Local Development Plan 3 (LDP3) consultation period, which means residents, businesses and communities will have until 22 January 2027 to have their say. 

Avant Homes Scotland has submitted planning to deliver the second phase of its £91.5 million, 343 new-home development at Blindwells, near Tranent. The proposed £43.5m, 169-home second phase, which will be called Althamer Gardens, will follow on from the housebuilder’s current &pou

ETZ Ltd and Scottish Enterprise have introduced the £2.5 million Property Improvement Fund to help vacant and underutilised premises across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire undergo upgrades. 

Planned repairs for Cot House Bridge, by Dunoon, have been held back, with plans now being in place to start the work in spring next year.

A new active travel route that will deliver safer and more accessible walking, wheeling and cycling between Prestonpans and West Pans is scheduled to start construction in 2027.

The doors are very close to being opened on Ayr’s newest social housing development. Ayrshire Housing is adding 32 new flats to its housing stock on Green Street in the town centre.

The construction of SSE's proposed Coire Glas Pumped Storage Hydro project in the Highlands could support almost 3,000 UK construction jobs at its peak, deliver a near £2 billion spending boost with UK businesses, and generate £1.5bn in UK economic value for the UK, according to a new i

A site just over 4km north-east of Brechin has been identified as the preferred location for SSEN Transmission's proposed new ‘Muir of Pert’ 275kV substation. Following extensive consultation with local communities and stakeholders across Angus and Aberdeenshire earlier this year, the de

Bracewell has strengthened its presence and architectural expertise across Scotland with the opening of a new Edinburgh office and the appointment of Matthew Ansell as senior associate. Located at 40 Constitution Street, Leith, the new office represents an important milestone in Bracewell's con

Bellway has concluded a land deal with Barratt and David Wilson Homes to purchase two parcels of land at Durieshill in Stirling.

Construction is well underway on the second phase of the award-winning Bellsmyre Regeneration in West Dunbartonshire, with the first of 33 new affordable homes now being formed on site.