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St Andrews West Intermediate Market Rental Ltd has been granted planning consent for 43 new energy efficient homes at St Andrews West.

Inch Cape’s highly visible yellow foundation components have been the talk of Edinburgh for some months, but the focus is now shifting to Dundee and the next phase of the major Scottish offshore wind farm’s construction, preparing for turbine installation. Prior to installation, Forth Po

Offsite timber frame manufacturer Donaldson Timber Systems has been awarded the prestigious ‘Order of Distinction’ by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), demonstrating its commitment to the highest standards in accident prevention.

Will Rudd has reached a major project benchmark following the official topping out of a nine-storey extension at the Category A-listed Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh.

East Lothian Council has approved a new retail development on land east of Dunbar Garden Centre.

The average price of a property in Scotland in June 2026 was £195,000, an increase of 2.3% when compared to June 2025, according to the latest House Price Index (HPI) for Scotland.

Glasgow City Council has launched a competition to redesign prominent sites at Albert Cross in the city's Pollokshields that were destroyed by two major fires.

Councillors in Aberdeen have agreed to develop a masterplan for the future redevelopment of Balnagask, where demolition works are underway on homes affected by Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).

A teenager from Alloa has made history after becoming the first female apprentice joiner at Persimmon Homes in Scotland. Cara MacDougall (16), a former pupil of Alloa Academy, has joined Persimmon Homes Scotland after leaving school this summer to pursue a career in construction.

Forty-four new homes have been handed over to Sanctuary Scotland as part of Persimmon Homes West Scotland’s Royale Meadows development in Muirhead. The energy-efficient properties include two-bedroom cottage flats, two-bedroom terraced homes and three-bedroom terraced homes, providing a mix of

A residential development is planned on the site of Scottish Water's Fairmilehead office in Edinburgh.

Glasgow's office market recorded its strongest first half since 2018, according to CBRE's latest UK office market figures, with year-to-date take-up reaching 309,600 sq ft, up 18% on the same period last year. The momentum built through the second quarter, when take-up rose 58% year-on-year to 169,1

The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of electrician George Anderson. Mr Anderson, 46, from Lanark, died on 26 March 2025 after being electrocuted while working at a property in Brodick, Isle of Arran.

Law firm Addleshaw Goddard has recruited Gillian Woodward as a partner in its construction litigation team. Gillian joins the firm from Pinsent Masons, where she built a highly regarded UK-wide construction and infrastructure disputes practice over more than 20 years. She has extensive experience ad

Construction insolvencies increased to 343 in July 2026, up 3.3% from 332 in July 2025, as escalating tensions in the Middle East drove oil prices up again and heightened concerns over long-term economic headwinds.