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The evening's speakers Craig Miller, Juliana Delaney CEO Continuum Attractions, Bailie Angela Blacklock, Andrew Kerr CEO City of Edinburgh Council with Kevin Smith (Image courtesy of The Real Mary King’s Close) £500,000 Real Mary King’s Close redevelopment completed

Artist's impression of the proposed development Plans to regenerate the former Ravenscraig steelworks site in North Lanarkshire have been put on hold, the developers have announced.

Plans for a £75 million hotel to be built at the former Royal High School in Edinburgh may have been dealt a significant blow following criticism from Historic Scotland. The national heritage watchdog condemned proposed extensions that are central to the redevelopment, saying the wings will “domi

Jeff Longhurst British SMEs are owed £67.4 billion in unpaid invoices with manufacturing and construction among the sectors owed the most, according to new figures.

Philip Hogg Homes for Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to show similar housebuilding ambitions as England after housing minister Brandon Lewis announced that the UK government wants to see a million homes built south of the border by 2020.

Cruden Building & Renewals Limited has taken on four successful candidates to its coveted ‘Modern Apprenticeship Scheme’, as it maintains its commitment to addressing challenges posed by a sector-wide skills gap. Paul Conway, Michael Quigley, Reece Sutherland and Kieran Murphy have all start

As Scotland’s key players in commercial property development prepare their nominations for the Scottish Property Awards 2016, judges in the programme have revealed their top tips to help secure a coveted winners’ trophy. With 16 categories in the programme, including four new categories for prop

Graham Stewart Graham Stewart is the UK Head of BIM at Ramboll, a global multidisciplinary engineering, design and consultancy business, which employs over 12,800 people across 300 offices.

Housing plan for former Elgin care home site Councillors have approved plans to demolish a former care home in Elgin to make way for housing.

A proposal from Clyde Gateway to build a new £6.7 million office block at Shawfield has been lodged with South Lanarkshire Council. If approved, the four-storey Red Tree Shawfield building will be set within the remediated area of land that sits between Shawfield Drive and the River Clyde.

Borders timber business Oregon Timber Frame has outlined ambitious plans to extend its manufacturing capability as it looks to capitalise on the demand for new housing. The firm is looking to double its turnover after acquiring a former furniture superstore next to its existing production site in Se

A severe shortage of skilled workers and a “slow planning system” are hindering efforts to tackle the housing crisis in Scotland, according to a new research. A report from Lloyds Bank into the state of the UK housebuilding industry found real concern over the effect of the sector’s skills sho

Planning permission for the new Oban High School has officially been granted after the Scottish Government decided not to call the £24 million project in for review. Argyll and Bute Council announced in August that it was minded to approve the facility but that it notified Scottish Minsters of a fo

Keepers Gate in Broomhouse will see a further 23 homes Miller Homes has announced plans to create 205 new homes across the Glasgow and Midlothian areas as the company prepares to start building further phases at four sites before the end of the year.

GHA is planning a new £5 million development of 50 houses on the site of three multi-storey blocks in Glasgow which were reduced to rubble yesterday. The controlled explosive blowdown of the high-rise buildings at Tarfside Oval in Cardonald forms part of a major regeneration of the Glasgow communit