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Galliford Try has completed the restructure of its construction business and is prepared to go to formal dispute resolution with Transport Scotland over a final settlement of the Aberdeen bypass, the firm said today. Outlined by the company earlier this year, the reorganisation saw the firm reduce i

Eighteen companies – including Galliford Try, Severfield, and Screwfix – have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time, the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) announced today.

Members of Edinburgh’s property community have been given the first opportunity to see the careful planning and attention to detail involved with transforming a historic New Town building into one of the city’s finest boutique hotels.

A Proposal of Application Notice has been lodged with Midlothian Council to transform a former quarry into a holiday resort.

A new 5-star hotel has opened in Inverness in a development supported by £4.5 million of funding from Barclays. The 47-bedroom Ness Walk is the latest addition to Kingsmills Hotel Group’s portfolio. Design and construction of the bespoke venue on the banks of the River Ness began in 2018

Property developer West Ranga Property Group (WRPG) has unveiled plans to create a new industrial hub in Dundee.

A site manager from CALA Homes (West) has been named as the only Scottish National Winner at the industry’s top health and safety awards – picking up Best Site in the Large Builder category. (from left) Steve Wood, NHBC chief executive officer, with Billy McCallum and guest speaker Hugh

The average price of a property in Scotland in May 2019 increased by 2.8% on the previous year to reach £152,801, the UK House Price Index (HPI) has shown.

A “magnificent” £6.2 million housing project is set to spark the regeneration of the West End of Paisley. Sanctuary Homes has transformed the site of Wellmeadow Street’s former Co-Op supermarket with 39 affordable properties, 24 flats and 15 houses for social rent.

A consultation proposing that new-build homes in England are fitted with an electric car chargepoint by 2050 has been launched by the UK Government.

Fairhurst has expanded its traffic and transport planning service in Scotland with the appointment of John Craft to the position of principal transport planner. To be based in the firm’s Glasgow office, John has worked in traffic and transport planning consultancy in the city for the last 31 y

Encouraging sales, a series of new appointments and more developments underway in Aberdeen than any other housebuilder have all resulted in a strong first half of the year for CALA Homes (North). Indicating growing confidence from house-hunters in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, the developer has sold o

Barratt Homes has tabled an amendment to a planned development on the site of Aberdeen’s former Royal Cornhill Hospital after issues were raised by NHS Grampian.

The UK Government has been urged to delay the implementation of major changes to VAT in October to avoid chaos in the construction sector.

Scotland’s public health body should have more explicit connections with the planning system so that place-making can play a more preventative role in creating healthier communities, according to RTPI Scotland.