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In a new report for Common Weal, former chief statistician Jim Cuthbert examines the newly developed 'Mutual Investment Model' that the Scottish Government has adopted for at least some future public infrastructure projects.

Homes for Scotland (HFS) has announced a new three-year deal with commercial law firm Burness Paull LLP for sponsorship of its flagship Annual Lunch. The event, which attracted some 1,100 senior representatives in 2019, is the largest such industry gathering and is followed by an awards ceremony sho

The historic Edmonstone walled garden in Edinburgh has been given a new lease of life, becoming the centrepiece of an innovative new Hillcrest development of 47 affordable homes.

Eleven social landlords are to benefit from Scottish Government grants to install technology like underfloor heating, ground source heat pumps and solar panels.

A new East Ayrshire Council housing development in Patna has officially welcomed its new residents following the completion of the development by CCG (Scotland) Ltd.

The UK Government’s failure to deliver a single of the intended 200,000 starter homes it promised back in 2015 has been laid bare in a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO).

The Scottish Government has published its proposed work programme for reviewing and extending permitted development rights.

A consultation has been launched on a potential replacement to a £780 million European funding programme should Brexit go ahead. Delivered through the European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund, the funding helps to address economic and social disparities across Scotland by in

Miller Homes has announced the appointment of Warren Thompson as divisional managing director for the North of England. Warren will commence his role in early 2020 and will join the Miller Homes executive board.

A homeowner whose property was blown up by police in an attempt to force out an armed shoplifting suspect will not receive any compensation, a court has ruled.

Five Kier companies and Seddon Construction are among 20 firms to have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time.

The latest designs for the proposed enhancements to West Princes Street Gardens have been revealed ahead of a public consultation. New visuals for The Quaich Project show the welcome centre, pavilion & amphitheatre, family area and path network.

Home Group has been granted planning permission to transform a former Glasgow nursing home site into 36 flats.

The latest monthly survey of construction purchasing managers has pointed to a sustained decline in UK construction output, with overall volumes of work falling for the sixth consecutive month.

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has appointed James Beckwith as an associate quantity surveyor in its Glasgow office. An experienced and commercially astute quantity surveyor, project manager and construction consultant, Beckwith qualified as a chartered quantity surveyor in 2008, wa