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Taylor Wimpey chief executive Pete Redfern has predicted a stable year ahead after the housebuilder continued to see good demand and trading throughout 2017. In an end of year trading statement issued today Taylor Wimpey revealed housing completions increased 5% to 14,541 homes, with an improved ope

New plans submitted for Stonehaven supermarket Detailed drawings and plans for a supermarket on the edge of Stonehaven have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council.

A landlord who was ordered to make repairs to a 1930s cottage currently inhabited by his brother-in-law has applied instead to demolish the home altogether. Named Barr Bheag, the metal-clad, timber frame home situated on the hills above Taynuilt in Argyll and Bute, has been the home of Nick Charlton

A ‘unique’ waterside retirement living scheme which will form a key element of the forthcoming £500 million Edinburgh Marina redevelopment has secured detailed planning permission. Living for Retirement has been designed by Wilson Gunn exclusively for the over 55s, comprising 104 apartments wit

Falkirk wood processing firm James Callander and Son entered administration with the loss of 89 jobs. The company has been trading for 74 years, processing softwood for construction, packaging and fencing.

Plans for the heritage centre were designed by Halliday Fraser Munro Plans to create a heritage centre at Rubislaw Quarry in Aberdeen have suffered a setback after a tribunal denied the application.

National engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) has opened its second Scotland office in Edinburgh. The business, which recently completed its multi-million pound Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) project on the iconic Queensferry Crossing, has established itself as a key prov

(from left) Director and head of Edinburgh office, David Philip; Paragon joint managing director, Robert Perry; joint managing director, John Munday; and associate building surveyor, Jamie March London and Manchester-based independent building and project consultancy Paragon has opened an office in

Greater action to encourage owners to repair and maintain the condition of tenement properties across Scotland, including stairwells, roofs, masonry and external walls, will be debated by MSPs at Holyrood today. SNP MSP Ben Macpherson is calling for the Scottish Government to review current legislat

The first reading of a Bill which aims to reform construction’s use of cash retentions will take place today in the House of Commons. Introduced by Conservative MP Peter Aldous, the Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill has 11 sponsors drawn from all parties and has been backed by three in

Housebuilder Persimmon has said that profits for the full year will come in marginally ahead of expectations as revenues for 2017 were 9% up in 2016 at £3.42 billion. The group said legal completions rose 6% in the year to December and average sale price up 3% at £213,300.

Mathew Riley Ramboll UK managing director Mathew Riley has been announced as the new chair of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) as the organisation enters its 105th year.

James Frew targets continued fleet improvement with Ctrack James Frew has awarded a five-year contract extension to Ctrack for the provision of an advanced telematics system.

A Surrey council has apologised to residents following the demolition of a pub which occurred without planning permission. The Royal Oak in Kingston Road, was demolished by the developers of the site, Cress West Ltd, on November 23 in a move that it was later announced had not been authorised by Mol

The former Strathclyde Police headquarters in central Glasgow will be transformed into high-tech rental housing under plans submitted by build-to-rent specialist Moda. The company wants to redevelop the Pitt Street complex into a ‘build-to-rent neighbourhood’, with co-working space for start-ups