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Fiona Maguire has been appointed as the new asset and development manager for Rural Stirling Housing Association. Ms Maguire has taken up the newly created post as the housing association undertakes a significant programme of building homes.

A Treasury rate rise which led to fears that major housing and infrastructure projects could be delayed has been labelled by Moody’s as “credit negative” for local authorities as it will increase the cost of capital on new borrowing in the short term.

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has moved to reassure investors it has the “resilience and flexibility” required to deal with the potential effects of Brexit.  Issuing a trading update for the 15-week period from 1 July to 13 October yesterday, the FTSE 100 developer said it compl

Plans to expand a coastal fishing village with 71 new homes have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council. Gourdon-based Fotheringham Homes has applied for permission to build the new homes in Johnshaven.

Councillors have approved plans for 19 new homes in St Combs, Aberdeenshire.

East Dunbartonshire Council has announced that it will hold a consultation to discuss its Local Development Plan for the area.

Electricity network operator Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has announced a £5 million investment programme for Moray.

Lighthouses up and down the country will be reviewed for listing by Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

A new project director with extensive masterplanning and place-making experience has been appointed to drive delivery of the next phase of Aberdeen’s largest new community to the West of the city. Martin Dalziel, formerly of New Ingliston Ltd and Highland Properties Group Ltd, has over thirty

McCarthy and Stone’s regional managing director in Scotland, Jonathan Fair, has been appointed to Construction Scotland’s Industry Leadership Group (ILG). Construction Scotland said it made the appointment as it continues to bring together key figures from the private and public sector t

A three-part series into the growing pension scheme bills faced by plumbers in Scotland begins in The Herald today.

An arts extension at Kelvinside Academy which was delivered in part by construction consultancy Doig+Smith has officially opened.

Housebuilder Bellway is to gradually reduce its investment in London in favour of generating growth elsewhere in the UK.

Chartered surveyor DM Hall has increased its expertise with the appointment of a highly respected and hugely experienced quantity surveyor. Brian Kinnell (left) and DM Hall partner Alasdair Seaton

Following recent regulatory investigations into fake certificates for construction workers, corporate and financial crime specialist Ramsay Hall looks at the risk of fraud for organisations in the sector and the practical steps that can be taken to mitigate risk. In August 2019, it was reported that