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The business model used by most large UK private housebuilders cannot deliver the necessary level of rural housing in Scotland, according to a new report. Published today by Savills for the Scottish Land Commission, ‘The Role of Land in Enabling New Housing Supply in Rural Scotland’, has

Skyrora has established an engine test complex in Fife, where it already has successfully tested its 3.5kN engine and three-tonne engine for its sub-orbital and orbital rockets. Skyrora expects the newly established Engine Test Complex to help the company create over 170 new jobs in the area by 2030

Russian officials have been accused of using "invisible ink" on valuable contracts to facilitate corruption and kickbacks.

akp Scotland has emerged from the lockdown with a raft of new business secured and a new managing director to steer the business forward. Ian McEwan, who founded the business 30 years ago, is to take on the role of CEO and has selected director Martin McColl to succeed him as managing director with

Multiplex has won a contract to deliver a 13-storey office development on Glasgow’s Argyle Street on behalf of global property and investment firm Osborne+Co.

Drum Property Group has submitted detailed plans for a high-profile office building at its mixed-use riverside campus in Glasgow.

Homebuyers will be able to take advantage of reduced rates of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) from this week, after finance secretary Kate Forbes responded to calls for a quick implementation of the change. The threshold at which LBTT begins to be paid will rise from £145,000 to &pou

Glencairn Properties has submitted revised plans for its proposed residential transformation of a vacant office building in the Bonnington district of Edinburgh. The developer was granted planning permission in March to deliver a mix of 58 private and affordable apartments at the Ashley Place site.

The Trump Organisation is planning a major expansion of its flagship Turnberry resort in Ayrshire, according to reports.

Hamilton Mausoleum Trust and the Glasgow Institute of Architects (GIA) are inviting design ideas to save the Hamilton Mausoleum and Keeper’s Lodge for the cultural benefit of future generations.

Lauren Hazlie, property solicitor at Jones Whyte, details the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the housing market by discussing the extension to the Additional Dwelling Supplement Tax reclaim period. In Scotland, Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) Tax must be paid by a buyer on the purchase o

Block 9 Architects has submitted revised plans for ten new apartments at a prominent gap-site in Musselburgh. 

Westpoint Homes has submitted plans to build three five-storey blocks containing a total of 55 flats in Glasgow's south side. 

Scotland's tenements have a rich past, and their story can continue long into the future if cared for properly, says Lila Angelaka.

Retrofitting buildings is one of a number of key actions the Scottish Government should undertake to ensure Scotland’s post-COVID-19 sets a path to net zero, according to a group of civic and business leaders.