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Scotland’s £18 billion housing market will experience two waves of bounceback when the country emerges from lockdown, Scottish Building Society chief executive Paul Denton has forecast. Mr Denton said the sector has been hit by government stay-at-home measures for agents, surveyors

Aberdeenshire Council has approved plans to build 20 new homes in the north-east village of St Fergus.

The latest office market data gathered by CBRE has revealed that office take-up in Edinburgh in the first quarter of 2020 increased by 35% to 130,640 sq ft, signifying a positive start to 2020. Although 32% is below the five year average of 193,603 sq ft for Q1, CBRE has said this can be partly attr

Building services employers are more worried about keeping their workers safe than being sued over project delays, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The Association said contractors should not feel pressurised into carrying out work during the COVID-19 crisis if it c

Entries can now be made for ICE Scotland's Emerging Engineers Award which promotes and rewards outstanding communication of civil engineering ideas and research. ICE student, graduate and trainee technician members, who live and work in Scotland, can submit a paper on any civil engineering-related t

A homeowner has won a planning battle started after a neighbour challenged her decision to paint her front door pink.

More than three-quarters of Scotland construction sector has reported a cease to all cash flow stop while 95% have furloughed at least 80% of their staff, a new survey has revealed.

A developer of commercial wind farms that applied for planning permission for a wind farm within the consultation zone of the Eskdalemuir Seismic Array has succeeded in petitioning the court for a time extension to begin proceedings for judicial review.

Caledonian Trust has agreed to reduce the sale price for a proposed Meadowbank student accommodation site in Edinburgh to Drum Property Group by £3.5 million after a potential pre-let tenant dropped its interest in the project. The Edinburgh-based property investment holding and development co

Following news that the economic impact of efforts to tackle coronavirus could see Scotland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fall by around a third, industry body Homes for Scotland has said it is working on a recovery plan to kick-start the home building sector as soon as possible. The latest S

The Scottish Government has announced that support for the newly self-employed and firms suffering hardship to be paid in early May.

Final plans for the transformation of the Aberdeen market building and surrounding area will go before councillors on April 30 with a recommendation to approve from local authority planners.

Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) has submitted an application to build 30 new homes at its Corrie Mains Farm site in Mauchline.

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) are spearheading work to produce site safety guidance for the mechanical and electrical (M&E) sector and is calling for industry feedback.

The directors at Bellway have voluntarily agreed to a salary cut which the housebuilder will match-fund and donate to charity.