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An online application portal for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been launched today as the initiative was extended by another month.

Advice and guidance for builders regarding the Help to Buy (Scotland) homebuying scheme has been published by the Scottish Government.

More than £215 million has been awarded to over 18,000 Scottish business ratepayers in just two weeks to help firms combat the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, new figures have revealed.

Developers have made a new move towards creating a major housing and leisure development at a former oil fabrication base at a disused Ardersier site.

An independent advisory group has been set up to provide expert economic advice to the Scottish Government in response to the coronavirus crisis. The group will provide urgent advice on the private sector and business aspects of the Scottish Government’s economic response.

Employers should act now to support the long-term mental wellbeing of their staff during the current pandemic, according to the Mates in Mind charity.

Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scottish Borders Council and the new South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) are to work together to support the region’s economy to respond to the impact of COVID-19. Working collectively as Team South of Scotland (Team SOS), the organisations will implement a range

As if having a train station pass through the sixth to eighth floors of a residential building wasn’t unusual enough, leaders in the Chinese city of Chongqing are planning to add a giant LED screen to the outside.

The £500 million regeneration of Edinburgh Marina will continue to proceed after the City of Edinburgh Council lost its legal battle over the Scottish Government’s decision to overturned three separate planning rejections at the site.

Scotland’s home building industry has welcomed comments from finance secretary Kate Forbes on which sectors she anticipates being first back to work once the lockdown is ended. Talking to the BBC earlier this week, Ms Forbes referenced construction and manufacturing need, saying that “..

Glasgow-based factors Taylor & Martin has opened an Edinburgh office and appointed David Jones to head the company’s East Coast operations. David, formerly of James Gibb and Hacking and Patterson, has already helped the company secure major contracts in the capital after its recent appoint

A date in November has been earmarked for the opening of the much-delayed Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh.

Construction law expert Ross Taylor has called on businesses to come together and stick to digital communication as he believes the special status given in commercial contracts to notices serviced by post could be exploited during lockdown. The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 has confirmed that

Developers have failed in their bid to deliver new apartments on the site of a former Glasgow convent.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has suspended roofing repairs to military housing in Moray amid concerns that military contractors from across the country have travelled to the region to carry out the work.