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South Ayrshire Council has granted planning consent for a social housing development on the site of the former police station and social work building on Main Street in Prestwick.

Brunton Design has secured planning approval for a detached house in the Angus countryside.

Scottish residential house prices are not falling through the roof, despite what you may be reading elsewhere, according to Eric Curran, managing partner at DM Hall chartered surveyors. The last thing anybody needs at the moment is someone else banging on about fake news but if you were a house sell

Landlords of private rented homes and their agents are urging the Scottish Government to consider the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Scotland’s ongoing efforts to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland’s private rented homes.

A new survey of senior and legal management within the global construction industry has showed unanimous agreement that risk management on projects can be further improved. Of those interviewed, 38% felt that ‘time’ was the single most important factor in triggering conflict while 38% id

The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) has created a round-up of its virtual event held last week in place of what would have been the 12th annual Meet the Buyer event.

A team of helping hands from Renfrew-based The JR Group have been very busy during lockdown, using its team while construction remains on restriction to help those most in need during the pandemic. The group donned their overalls and helped homelessness charity Social Bite move furniture, household

Sixty-five-year-old joiner Bob Morning has walked out of intensive care after 68 days of fighting COVID-19.

Scotland's seabed is being opened up for new wind farm projects for the first time in a decade with the launch of a new round of leasing by Crown Estate Scotland.

Construction consultancy Doig+Smith has been named as a key support consultant on GEP Environmental’s successful bid to join the LHC Energy Efficiency Framework until 2024. Effective from June 1, public sector buyers can tap into Doig+Smith’s specialist services in quantity surveying and

Bennetts Associates has submitted a formal planning application for its transformation of the King’s Theatre in Edinburgh, a project which was recently delayed by a year. The practice has prepared a design statement on behalf of Capital Theatres as part of the application for planning permissi

Stewart Milne Homes has submitted plans to deliver around 180 homes in Aberdeen and is in discussions with “several affordable housing providers” to partner on the development. The developer’s vision is for 177 new homes, dedicated car parking, open space and associated infrastruct

Independent consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has secured a significant contract at a major development site near Ayr which, in its initial phase, could provide 750 new homes. DBA has been instructed by Allanvale Land Investments to provide key transportation, road and bridge engi

Now is the time to consider the role of Modern Methods of Construction in the future of the construction sector, says partner Ian Atkinson and solicitor Ryan Lavers at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. The construction sector is fundamentally important to the UK economy. Often cited as the barome

Housebuilder Bellway has predicted that sales activity will be “severely constrained” until the coronavirus restrictions are lifted after reporting a 69% drop in weekly home reservations during lockdown.