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Plans have been submitted for a 39m-tall hotel development at 1 Rennie’s Isle in Leith, which would transform a low-rise office building into a 121-bedroom hotel at a strategic site within a conservation area.

Bellway Scotland East has completed the acquisition of a 17.76-acre site at Millerhill Phase 2 development at Shawfair, marking an important milestone in the delivery of another phase of new homes for the area.

North Ayrshire Council’s ambitious housebuilding programme is moving up a gear after councillors considered proposals to add more new-build developments to its Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP).

Real estate investment firm FORE Partnership has announced that Cadworks, its flagship Glasgow development, will partner with Street Soccer Scotland’s ‘Kitback’ initiative, which collects, upcycles and resells pre-loved football kits.

The Highland Council has agreed to begin formal engagement with the Scottish and UK Governments on a new Growth Deal for the Highlands to help ensure the region secures the maximum long-term benefit from planned economic investment.

A former school site in Edinburgh is to be developed as an extra care community following its sale. Landsdowne Campus, located in the Murrayfield area on the outskirts of the city, was purchased by extra care developer-operator Vivere last year, marking its first venture into Scotland.

A very special guest was invited to the former George McTurk Court in Cumnock recently to view the demolition work on site.

A heritage-listed building in Leith has undergone a major roofing project, providing Edinburgh's non-profit and community-driven organisations with an improved space.  Charity hub and business centre, Norton Park, has seen the completion of works on its events and conference space, which provid

The Scottish team of Dalkia UK is continuing to get more contracts in the East of Scotland, with a recent one being an £11 million award for Penicuik High School in Midlothian, which will see the company deliver full Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) work for the new extension of the s

Ian Hughes, engagement director for Scotland at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), visited CECA Scotland Academy on 23 October at Dundee and Angus College. 

Angus campaigners have failed in their bid to stop the development of a solar farm across 230 acres of countryside near Arbroath.

The former Dunnes Stores building on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street could be turned into a “boutique” hotel, under plans submitted to the council. 

In Q3 of 2026, overall occupier demand was subdued in Scotland according to the most recent Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) commercial property monitor, but respondents anticipate that rents will edge up for the next quarter.

The Murray Garden Room show home at Robertson Homes’ Almondell development in Calderwood, East Calder, has been selected as the Best Residential Interior in Scotland at this year’s International Property Awards. 

The 112-year-old Overtoun Bandstand in Rutherglen will be unveiled on 31 October following a major project to restore the bandstand after it was massively damaged by fire in 2024.  Appointed by South Lanarkshire Council, heritage restoration specialists Covanburn Contracts delivered the restora