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Miller Homes has unveiled two new developments in the East Lothian towns of Tranent and Whitecraig.

Public sector procurement authority SCAPE has made two additions to its senior team as it continues to strengthen its support for public sector built environment projects across the UK. Hilary Carter has been appointed as head of client management and will work closely with SCAPE’s client base

A plan to demolish an empty block of flats at St Ninians to build eight new cottage flats has been conditionally approved by Stirling Council. The local authority revealed plans last year to redevelop the derelict site at 24 Glasgow Road into new one and two-bedroom flats.

Simon Capaldi, office agency partner at Knight Frank Edinburgh, on returning to the office and how the transition may take shape. One year ago, some commentators were proclaiming the ‘death of the office’. Now, with vaccination programmes well underway, most people I speak to say th

The average price of a property in Scotland has increased by 6.3% in 12 months to reach £161,401 in April 2021 but has fallen by 4.1% compared to the previous month, according to the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index.

A major consultation has been launched on how Edinburgh will tackle climate change.

Family housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has awarded Eastwood High School in Newton Mearns a £1,000 donation, taking the total donated to charities and good causes in the last year to over £30,000.

A public consultation has started into a review of Aberdeen's City Centre Masterplan and the beach asking people to take into consideration how their views on the areas have changed due to coronavirus.

A city official has admitted to "dropping the ball" when a businessman who bought a municipal building at the base of a publicly-owned water tower for just $55,000 was accidentally given the deeds to the water tower as well. Personal trainer Bobby Read intended to turn the b

Sub-contracts over £10,000 to help deliver the first opening road bridge over the River Clyde and transform the waterfront are being made available to local suppliers.

Construction has commenced in Dundee as Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) begins its £20 million transformation to become Scotland’s newest Innovation Parc.

The final phase of the City of Edinburgh Council’s Powderhall Stables refurbishment, which will transform a historic 1890s former stable block in the Broughton neighbourhood of Edinburgh into work and events spaces, is now under way.

Engineering consultancy Will Rudd Davidson has recruited six new team members and promoted three existing team members to service its growth in client work. The six new appointments include Victoria Tinney as senior engineer, Alasdair MacPhee and Jennifer Davies as project engineers, and three new g

Mary Alexander, the deputy regional secretary for Unite the Union Scotland and co-chair of The Fair Work Convention’s Construction Industry Inquiry Group, is looking to find out how fair is work in the construction industry. The construction industry should be a great place to work. What could

Housing secretary Shona Robison has hailed new statistics which show that Scotland has delivered more than 100,000 affordable homes since 2007 as a major milestone on the path to a fairer, more equal nation. Published today, the housing statistics quarterly update for June 2021 reveal