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Plans have been submitted for a block of flats in Cathcart in Glasgow's South Side. An application has been submitted to Glasgow City Council seeking permission in principle to build the flats at the junction of Newlands Road and Tankerland Road.

Councillors in Aberdeen have approved plans to convert empty floors of a Union Street building into flats. Developer First Flat will deliver seven flats, with a mix of two and three bedrooms, on the upper floors of 156 Union Street, replacing the existing roof to add an extra storey at the

Work is now under way on the latest new build council housing development planned for the site of the former Belhaven House care home in Wishaw.

Gartcosh Estates LLP, a joint venture between Fusion Assets Ltd and J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc, has secured its first occupier, with the news that Unit One at the Gartcosh Industrial Park development has been let to DX Network Services.

A couple has completed Germany’s smallest house, converting a tiny century-old electricity substation into a weekend getaway with a gabled roof and a grand façade. Achim Schollenberger, an architect, and his partner, Simone Stiefel, worked for two years on the property, fitting a living

London & Scottish Developments, the development arm of London & Scottish Property Investment Management (LSPIM), has teamed up with GSS Developments to acquire a disused site on a former railway goods yard at Haymarket station for £1.62 million.

BAM Construction has appointed Mark Nicol as its new commercial director. The construction firm, currently behind major healthcare schemes in Greenock and Clydebank, as well as some of Scotland’s largest speculative office developments at Capital Square in Edinburgh and Atlantic Square i

Principal contractor Linear Design & Construct has been appointed to complete works at Lancefield Quay in Glasgow.

hub South West has recorded another "outstanding" performance in the year to 31 March 2020 with more than half a billion pounds of projects in construction and developments. As one of the five Scottish hub territories, hub South West brings a wide range of public sector bodies, including h

Euan Clark is to join the Contractors Legal Group (CLG) at the Joint Contractors Tribunal (JCT), the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has confirmed. A commercial director at Ashleigh (Scotland) Limited, Mr Clark has been a director of SBF since earlier this year.

Members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have elected Jan Etchells as their new national president. The appointment, which came at the virtual AGM on September 18, sees Ms Etchells from Syntonic Kitchen Technicians Limited begin her two-year term as FMB president at a challe

Demolition work is under way in the east end of St Andrews to prepare the ground for new state-of-the-art student accommodation. The University of St Andrews has submitted revised plans to provide 748 student beds at Albany Park to ease pressure on the town’s housing stock.

Scotland's construction companies have called for additional support measures to help shape the future of apprenticeships after it was revealed that the coronavirus pandemic had altered the recruitment plans at more than half of business in the country. A survey was conducted by the Constructio

The insures for Glasgow School of Art have raised legal proceedings in the Court of Session against the company that installed fire and security measures at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building that was destroyed by fire.

A new survey by CMS has found that Scottish commercial property requirements will likely see a significant change following the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, based on responses from over 200 middle, senior, and C-suite executives, show that 24% of commercial property occupants in Scotland expect to