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Aberdeen City Council’s capital committee were informed yesterday of the progress being made on the local authority's programme to build 2,000 new council homes, as members agreed a report which outlined the stages of the construction works at seven sites.

Investment volumes in Scotland totalled £1.3 billion last year, down from £2.1bn in 2021 and the weakest annual figure since 2012, largely due to the impact of pandemic lockdown measures. But with some sectors performing well, a rebound is expected this year, according to new analysis fr

Eight luxury homes costing at least £1 million have been brought to the marked by CALA Homes in Edinburgh.

Planning permission has been granted for a 6.5km tunnel and motorway project that will run under Sydney Harbour in Australia.

Regional development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has approved investment of up to £8.3 million in Scottish Government funding for an £18.9m project to develop the East Quay at Port of Nigg in Easter Ross. The project will help the Highlands and Islands economy benefit m

Glasgow-based architect O’DonnellBrown has submitted plans for new homes for young care leavers in Maryhill on behalf of UK charity Barnardo’s. The practice won a competition last year to design the purpose-built accommodation that addresses the needs of young people.

A Scottish Government reporter has approved appeals for two developments in Perth & Kinross totalling more than 230 homes. Perth & Kinross Council’s refused an application for 59 home and eight flats in Milnathort by Springfield Properties last year after concerns were r

Proposals to create a new "vibrant community" of 700 homes at Lancefield Quay in Glasgow will be the subject of a public consultation next month.

Heavy machinery giant JCB is to recruit more than 400 extra workers as it gears up for a "surge in production".

The cell block located to the rear of the south tower of Inverness Castle has been demolished as part of the transformation to create a gateway for Highland tourism.

Ogilvie Construction has started work on an £8 million project to build 59 new homes in Cardenden, Fife, on behalf of Kingdom Housing Association.

Activity across the Scottish commercial property sector ended a tumultuous year with industrial demand strengthening while retail and office vacancy rates rose at the strong rates in over a decade, according to the latest market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

New designs aimed at turning Paisley’s Abbey Close into an expanded outdoor events venue and improved public space have been published ahead of a public consultation.

Only government legislation can bring about “comfort and security” to customers of electrical companies, according to SELECT as it urged electricians to take part in a second consultation on the regulation of the industry. The construction trade association is asking members and the

Transport Scotland has been urged to extend its consultation into the preferred dualling option of the A96 Aberdeen to Huntly route.