News

Up to 20 companies and 57 individuals are now under criminal suspicion over the Grenfell Tower fire, as the Metropolitan Police confirmed it is on track to submit full case files to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by September.

A major refurbishment of Dundee’s A‑listed Tay Works has been proposed, paving the way for the 19th‑century former mill to be transformed from student accommodation into 140 private apartments. Gloucestershire‑based Mears Group has lodged a listed building consent application with Dundee

A Glasgow-based housing developer has been placed into liquidation, with liquidators confirming the business is expected to settle all outstanding debts in full.

The Highland Council has successfully completed phases one and two of new modular “park-style” homes at the Gypsy/Traveller site at Longman Park, Inverness.

The UK’s biggest festival for a low carbon built environment will be taken directly to regional Scottish communities for the first time. For the past five years, industry leaders, policymakers, innovators and practitioners have travelled to Glasgow for BE-ST Fest. In 2026, the festival evolves

McTaggart Construction, Smith Scott Mullan Architects, Harley Haddow and Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) have marked the start of an exciting new partnership with a sod cutting ceremony at Linglie Road, Selkirk - the site of 27 new affordable homes set to address housing need in the Sco

S1 Developments has broken ground on a new residential development in the West of Edinburgh, supported by a £20m funding package from Bank of Scotland.

Maxi Caledonian has reported a successful trading year with a turnover exceeding £106 million and group profit before tax of just over £5m, both increases on the previous year.

Irish building and civil engineering company PJ Hegarty has appointed Barry Dodd as managing director UK where he will oversee a business with a projected turnover of £110 million this year. Barry joined PJ Hegarty in 1998 and played a key role in the successful launch of the UK business in 20

Willmott Dixon has launched a dedicated national business focused on regeneration, residential, student accommodation and public-private partnership (PPP) schemes. Unveiled to investors, developers, local authority leaders and public sector partners at the real estate forum UKREiiF, Willmott Dixon D

Glasgow's blueprint to guide the city's regeneration and development ambitions over the next decade has been unveiled.

Scottish house prices increased by 1.3% in the year to 31 March 2026, behind general inflation but marginally ahead of overall UK house price movements, according to the latest UK House Price Index.

Oak Tree Housing Association Ltd has appointed Sureserve Energy UK Ltd to deliver a £5.5 million kitchen and heating programme across its stock in Inverclyde.

A local grassroots football team in Sauchie is celebrating a boost after Persimmon Homes North Scotland donated £2,600 to support its girls’ Under-14s team.

Moray-based Logie Timber has secured £30,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to help cut its carbon emissions and save on energy costs.