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A record £1 million was paid out every day during the second quarter of the year to help firms cope with the non-payment of bad debts, largely reflecting claims from many of the firms affected by the collapse of the construction firm Carillion. Figures published by the Association of British Insure

A report into the role housing plays in supporting people affected by dementia has found that housing is a key consideration to living well, but is underdeveloped within the current integration agenda for health and social care. 75% of people in Scotland with dementia are living in the community. Ho

The City Building apprentices with Cllr Greg Hepburn City Building has enhanced its reputation as one of the largest employers of young people in Scotland by offering permanent jobs to 97% of their graduating fourth-year apprentices.

Hart Builders is inviting potential partners to a special ‘Meet the Buyer’ event at Borders College next week as it embarks on a programme to deliver around 500 new homes with Eildon Housing Association and Berwickshire Housing Association. To help to deliver these new homes, the Cruden Group me

Errol Taylor, RoSPA chief executive (left), presents the award to Greg Johnston, group health, safety, environment and quality director at Stewart Milne Group Stewart Milne Group’s commitment to improving the standard of health and safety in the construction industry has once again been recognised

Zander Muego International consultants Thomas and Adamson’s newest partner Zander Muego has relocated to its UK operation to spearhead their growing project management and building surveying divisions.

©Lorne Gill/Scottish Natural Heritage The search is on for 10 projects that help nature bloom in the most disadvantaged areas of Scotland’s towns and cities as Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) unveils a further £8 million in funding for its Green Infrastructure Fund.

Forbes Place in Aberdeen Dandara triumphs at UK Property Awards

Faced with an inadequate primary school building and unhappy with their local council's proposals to address this, a small Highland community decided to build a new facility themselves. Strontian Primary School in the Ardnamurchan Peninsula has roll of about 30 pupils.

Family-run plumbing and heating subcontractor Urquhart & Co has ceased trading with immediate effect, resulting in all 26 members of staff being made redundant. The Inverness-based firm, which served customers across the Highlands and Islands, entered liquidation on September 25.

Work to transform the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh is finally set to get underway after modifications brought delays to the project. The redevelopment, which is now set to cost £22 million, will create a new suite of galleries that will be directly accessible from the adjoining Princes St

Taxpayers are set to pay £65 million to former Carillion workers who were made redundant following the company’s collapse in January, according to Unite. The UK’s construction union made a Freedom of Information request to the Insolvency Service which revealed that the Redundancy Payments Offic

The Scottish Government is on track to meet its target of delivering 50,000 affordable homes over the duration of this Parliament, according to statistics in two newly published reports. Figures in the Housing Statistics Annual Key Trends report show an increase of 745 homes (4%) across all sectors,

The new Anderson High School and Halls of Residence in Lerwick was officially opened by John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and cabinet secretary for education and skills at a ceremony this week. The £55 million school was delivered by Morrison Construction and designers Ryder Architecture, alongsi

A heat metering and billing framework for use by local authorities and housing associations that is designed to help grow the heat network market and ensure customer protection has been created by Fife Council. The framework gives local authorities and housing associations access to three suppliers