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The first major engineering works on a state-of-the-art composite structures research facility will begin in July as part of an industry-academic partnership between the University of Edinburgh and Babcock International Group.

Plans to demolish and transform a former office block in Aberdeen into 140 flats could receive the green light this week.

In the first in a series of blogs about how planning can respond to new and old challenges, planning minister Kevin Stewart offers some thoughts about recent events and what the future might bring for our places and people. The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis has made many of us ref

Estates agents are preparing for growing interest from buyers as Scotland’s housing market reopens today.

Five site managers for CALA Homes in the North East of Scotland are celebrating after receiving a prestigious industry award from the National Home Building Council (NHBC).  Fred Anderson, Ross Black, Marcus Paterson, Rob Swanson and Alan Whitelaw have all been recognised in the 2020 Pride in t

Inverness man Lewis MacKinnon was attending his daughter 10th birthday party when he discovered there was a double cause for celebration. Lewis MacKinnon (left) with his NHBC award, handed over by Billy McKay, Tulloch Homes construction director

Hong Kong-based boutique real estate investment manager IP Investment Management and UK property and private equity manager Maven Capital Partners have continued their penetration into the UK student housing sector with the acquisition of Centro House, a student accommodation property in Stirling.

A housing developer jointly owned by IKEA has gained planning consent for its first housing development in the UK.

A property developer that granted an option to purchase land it owned next to Edinburgh Airport in favour of the airport has failed to establish that the option had not been validly exercised.

East Dunbartonshire Council has granted planning permission for the new Allander Leisure Centre facility in Bearsden.

Plans have been approved for a £15 million investment to transform the former site of the Nestlé Purina factory in Barrhead and create hundreds of jobs.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has been given the green light to build a vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland.

The repair and maintenance of existing infrastructure is Scotland’s best opportunity for quick economic stimulus, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers in Scotland.

Refreshed plans for the transformation of the former Exxon site in Bowling have been given the go-ahead by councillors.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has issued new guidance for professionals operating in the residential market in Scotland to help them prepare for carrying out physical inspections on domestic properties.