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Barratt Homes West Scotland has returned with a revised proposal for a new housing estate in Cambusbarron with almost a third fewer homes than its previous application. The developer lost its bid to overturn Stirling Council’s refusal of the 265-home plan for the Seven Sist

Williamsburgh Housing Association has completed its new build development at Milliken Road in Kilbarchan.

The implementation of a new Local Development Plan for the Cairngorms National Park has paved the way for an increase in the number of affordable homes required in new developments within the communities that have the greatest need.

As the industry looks to power the post-COVID economic recovery, embedding sustainability strategies will be critical to strengthening the supply chain and achieving the country’s net zero targets, according to the latest UK Market Intelligence Report (UKMI) from Turner & Townsend.

Construction firms battling back from the impact of Covid-19 could be among the winners from a new UK Government support scheme, according to a finance expert. Lawyer Gavin Buchan, a partner at Scottish legal firm Lindsays who leads its banking and finance team, also expects hospitality businesses t

Digby Brown has pledged to work with 12 other law firms to support a new campaign which aims to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos and the cancer called mesothelioma, which is caused by exposure to asbestos. The UK has the world’s highest incidence of mesothelioma with around 2,700 peo

Two new members of staff have joined the team at Communities Housing Trust (CHT). ​Rob Humphrey joined CHT in March as a construction development officer, working in the Development team to take communities' plans through the development and build stages. 

The community purchase of the Lochinver Glebe from the Church of Scotland has now gone through with the Assynt Development Trust planning to use the land for affordable housing.

The great granddaughter of a man who helped build the Katrine Aqueduct has welcomed the completion of the latest upgrade work. After the discovery of amazing old photographs of the construction of the aqueduct were publicised on BBC Scotland’s Landward programme and Channel 5’s Secret Sc

Care operator Simply UK has earmarked brownfield land overlooking the River Tay in Broughty Ferry for a new £10.5 million 64-bedroom care home.

Tayside construction company Algo has reported a fall in profits but a rise in turnover as directors take steps to ensure that it comes out of the Covid-19 pandemic in as healthy a position as possible. Algo, which employed nearly 100 people during the 12-month period to the end of June 2020, saw pr

Experienced site and project manager David Natusch has been appointed project director at Glasgow development company Calma Group. With a wealth of construction management experience and from running his own project management consultancy Staunch Projects since 1999, he joined Shawfield-based C

The average cost of developing a new build home in Scotland has increased by as much as 21% over the life of the last Parliament, research by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) has revealed.

Highland-based housebuilder Tulloch Homes has experienced a surge of interest from potential buyers keen to move to the area. New sales and marketing director Jo McLaren has moved from Savills, where she was head of new homes for Edinburgh and the East of Scotland to take up the post, and stresses t

Muir Homes has been given the go-ahead to build the final phase of the development in the grounds of Castlebank House in Port Glasgow. Designed by EMA Architects, the Tree Tops development will offer a mix of 17 high specification two, three and four-bedroom homes on a stunning hilltop location