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Courts can, in appropriate cases, devise a remedy to protect the good faith purchaser in a gratuitous alienation, the Supreme Court has concluded in a case that turned on the meaning of “adequate consideration” in the Insolvency Act 1986 and which has been remitted to the Inner House of

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has marked the latest stage in its strategy to expand its operations throughout the West of Scotland with the acquisition of Glasgow-based Allan & Hanel Chartered Surveyors. The move comes 15 months after Hardies acquired Glasgow-based construction

City Building is celebrating after being honoured in four categories at the recent Hr NETWORK National Awards, where its contribution to communities was also recognised with the first ever accolade of its kind. City Building staff receiving the Diversity and Inclusion Award of the Year

Roddy Cormack, construction law specialist and legal director at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, examines P-DfMA (Platform for Design for Manufacture and Assembly) and the general increase in off-site construction, and wonders whether SBCC is keeping up with the curve. P-DfMA is a relatively n

The new government must do everything it can to solve the late payment problems that continue to undermine construction supply chains, according to the chief executive officer of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). David Frise told the Association’s National Conference that W

Energy, services and regeneration specialist ENGIE held a groundbreaking ceremony last week to mark the commencement of a £2.5 million construction project in Bellshill. The development, in partnership with the Clyde Valley Housing Association (CVHA), will see derelict land on Hamilton Road tr

Fife Council has approved plans to demolish the Glenwood Centre building in Glenrothes and make sure current occupiers will be found new homes.  The local authority took control of the dilapidated shopping centre when compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) were issued for the privately-owned fl

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has donated 10 pallets of bricks and block to help young bricklayers at its new Apprenticeship Academy with Ayrshire College learn their trade. Bricklaying apprentices Lewis Owens and David Waite with Ayrshire College lecturer Billy Hutchison (front)

Fife Council hosted the 13th House Builders' Forum last week in Lochgelly.

For the second year running, Redpath Construction has supported the Jimmy Dunnachie Family Learning Centre in Darnley with a Christmas toy donation.

Family-owned housebuilder DJ Laing Homes has celebrated a positive start to its Castle View development in Dundee.

The largest gold nugget in the UK has been found in a Scottish river.

An entertainment, leisure and sports venue consultancy has earmarked a site at Straiton with plans to deliver a new privately funded 8,000 capacity indoor arena. 

Cruden Group has set ambitious targets to expand its activities and boost housing delivery by 25% over the coming year in a bid to address Scotland’s chronic undersupply of housing. The independently owned construction and residential development businesses, which has delivered an average of 1

Port of Leith Housing Association has attracted investment of £40 million from Scottish Widows, bolstering its plans to create more than 650 social and mid-market rent homes by 2025. The funding will be drawn in stages at a low 30-year fixed rate of 2.84%.