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An investigation has been launched into the removal of pews from a former Edinburgh church owned by a prominent ballet boss amid concerns that COVID-19 is providing cover for unauthorised work. The 192-year-old St Stephen's church building in the New Town has been owned since 2017 by Peter Schaufuss

A masterplan for the mixed-use transformation of Candleriggs Quarter in Glasgow’s Merchant City has gained planning approval.

A dispute concerning the terms of a guarantee agreement between a biogas company that instructed a contractor to build it an anaerobic digestion plant in Aberdeenshire and the contractor’s sub-contractor has been resolved in favour of neither party.

Ryder Architecture has developed proposals for a new residential and mixed-use development in the heart of Glasgow city centre.

Joe Guilfoyle has been named as the new group director of safety, health and environment (SHE) at Robertson.  Currently responsible for SHE within Robertson’s Construction Group, Joe will step up to manage excellence across both Robertson Group and Robertson Residential Group businesses s

Artisan Real Estate has submitted a major planning application to the City of Edinburgh Council for 126 distinctive and spacious apartments in Corstorphine reaffirming the developer’s continued commitment to investing in the city.

Plans to amalgamate and transform two Glasgow retail units to provide a seven-screen cinema have been given the green light.

A property development firm has succeeded in appealing a decision of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland that they were considered the property factors of a building under the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 and were required to comply with the Property Factor Code of Conduct.

The development of Scotland’s new National Planning Framework (NPF) provides a unique opportunity to plan, prepare and provide a route map for a different Scotland in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland.

Janette Speed outlines why the modular housing model could have greater appeal as the industry adapts during the current pandemic.   As the plan to lift the UK out of lockdown is revealed we are all taking a punt at what the new normal is going to look like and how long it is going to take to g

Lindsays has announced that David Rose has joined its commercial property team as a partner from Dentons. Mr Rose has decades of experience at the forefront of the commercial property market in Scotland.

Despite the current uncertainty in the Scottish housing market caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a significant drop in transactions, average prices are expected to remain stable, according to Rettie & Co. In its Spring 2020 forecast, the property specialist said transactions activity is likely

A local authority has become the first in Scotland to adopt a “radical” economic model to plot a way forward now and post COVID-19.

The GMB Union is in urgent talks with JCB in an attempt to save nearly 1,500 jobs following a fall in demand due to coronavirus. 

Could you explain a sustainable drainage system - with a watering can and rubber duck? Maybe structural loading – with toy elephants or perhaps 3D modelling with battenberg cake? If so, you are just the civil engineer ICE Scotland is looking for to enter its Pitch 200 competition.