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COVID-19 is presenting challenges for the construction sector in many areas, but the marked differences between the approach in Scotland and England is causing significant confusion amongst UK businesses, write Angela Grahame QC and Murdo MacLeod QC. Businesses are already struggling to comply

Local authorities and registered social landlords in Scotland are being urged to take advice now on how to tackle a backlog of building and maintenance works once the current ban on non-essential construction activity is eased. Public sector procurement specialist SPA is providing information to all

Some house buyers could miss out on being able to claim a refund for a property tax charge if they have been unable to sell their old home because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has said. The second home charge, or Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS), is a 4

Home builders have raised £110,000 for the national family crisis fund appeal launched by the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, doubling the funds already donated. Companies responded quickly to an urgent plea and donated to the charity to help it reach its £1 million target foll

CENSIS business development manager Cade Wells takes a look at some of the imaging technologies that could help Scottish construction companies. Construction sites may have been closed on the back of the Covid-19 outbreak, but the sector is still hard at work. While the majority of physical construc

More than one million items of lifesaving PPE have been delivered to care homes across the UK - including several in Scotland - thanks to the swift action of rapid response specialists. A total of 525,000 surgical masks, 500,000 disposable aprons, and 10,000 litres of sanitiser have been sourced and

The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) has been lauded for its social impact at a prestigious awards ceremony.

A West Yorkshire man has converted his dumper truck into a hot tub after his partner complained about not having a bath.

Housebuilder Persimmon has followed Taylor Wimpey in announcing plans to start reopening sites but like its rival, this will not be applicable to Scotland just yet.

Taylor Wimpey has become the first big housebuilder to announce its return to business with the majority of its construction sites in England and Wales planned to open from May 4. The firm, which announced the closure of its sites, show homes and sales centres on March 24, laid out its planning and

Bodies representing over 13,000 skilled and trainee construction and property professionals in Scotland have today called on the Scottish Government to implement a gradual re-opening of non-essential building sites, within the parameters of health and safety requirements, as soon as possible.

All non-essential construction sites should remain closed in Scotland to keep construction workers and their families safe, Unite Scotland has demanded. The trade union said it has been inundated by reports that construction workers continue to turn up for work at non-essential sites, and are&n

Colin Clelland from Burness Paull’s construction team dissects at what the latest Scottish Government guidance means for the sector. The latest guidance for the construction sector from the Scottish Government was issued this week and summarises the current position with some degree of clarity

Orkney Island Council’s planning application for a community wind farm project at Quanterness has been called-in by the Scottish Government at the local authority’s request.

East Kilbride-based independent consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has underscored its critical role in the construction industry in Scotland with a string of major contract wins in multi-million pounds residential building projects. The firm has been tasked by household name UK bu