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A total of 40 fatalities were recorded in the UK construction sector in the year to 31st March 2020, new figures from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have revealed.

The developer which acquired Custom House in Dundee has now lodged plans for a residential restoration of the Grade A listed property.

Cunninghame Housing Association has agreed a £15 million funding programme with Royal Bank of Scotland to create a new social housing programme for Ayrshire and the Borders. The long-term facility, which builds upon an existing relationship with the bank, will fund 236 new homes across the Wes

A moratorium on affordable housing requirements for developments in Aberdeen city centre has been extended until June 2022.

McTaggart Construction has begun the second half of the year positively with several contract wins, new site starts and a senior appointment.  The homebuilder, which recently re-opened its sites across central Scotland following the national lockdown of construction, said it is confid

The Scottish Government has issued a raft of new planning guidance and advice notes to assist with the easing of lockdown restrictions. An advice note for building owners and operators has been issued to raise awareness of the application of building regulations, where adaptation of buildings in res

A developer has successfully appealed to the Scottish Government after its plans for new homes next to Townhill Country Park in Dunfermline were rejected by the local authority.

The demolition of a former office block in Aberdeen in favour of 140 flats moved closer this week with approval in principle agreed by councillors.

Perth & Kinross Council has rejected an application to expand a housing development in Kinross amid concerns that sewage water would spill into Loch Leven.

Househunters in Edinburgh and the Lothians eager to make a speedy move after lockdown eases will be able to do so with full confidence thanks to CALA Homes (East).

A new project from BetVictor has brought some of the more exciting failed Vegas casino proposals to life, rendering them into what would have been their exact locations and offering a view on just what Sin City could have looked like had they been given the go-ahead. The Viva Lost Vegas project plac

Stewart Milne Homes has appointed Jonathan Fair as managing director of Central Scotland following James Crawford’s decision to retire after 24 years with the business. Mr Fair returns to Stewart Milne Homes after three years as regional managing director Scotland with McCarthy and Stone plc.

Apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan MP has appointed two new trustees to the board of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). Tony Elliott, group HR director at Robertson Group, has over 25 years of experience in the fields of talent, people and learning and has been chair of

Govan Housing Association’s proposal for a residential-led mixed-use regeneration of land at Water Row has been awarded planning permission in principle.

A conservation charity has submitted a planning application for the world’s first rewilding centre at its 10,000-acre Dundreggan Estate in Glenmoriston, between Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye.