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Kirkwood Homes has reignited plans for a £100 million hotel and residential development near Banchory. The developer has submitted a proposal of application notice (POAN) to Aberdeenshire Council for a tourism and leisure hotel development and up to 100 homes in Inchmarlo.

NHS Lanarkshire has launched a process of further public and staff engagement regarding the three potential alternative sites for a new University Hospital Monklands. The engagement programme gives the community the chance to provide feedback on the shortlist of sites for the hospital – Gartco

Glazing and home improvements firm CR Smith has been fined £12,500 for breaching health and safety law after a forklift truck operator was run over by his own vehicle.

Scottish Ministers have rejected an appeal to build houses on the greenbelt in Dalkeith.

A bid to transform a former First Bus depot in Glasgow’s East End into 139 new homes has been rejected by the local authority.

Construction and residential development company JB Bennett (Contracts) Ltd is celebrating a series of new contract wins in Scotland’s social housing sector. The Cumbernauld-based firm began work last month on the construction of six residential blocks consisting of 45 units at Dumbarton Harbo

Highway maintenance contractor FM Conway is the latest contractor to be suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time.

Increased optimism from buyers has led to a pick-up in sales activity in the Scottish housing market, according to the January 2020 UK Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Investors from the Middle East have deployed £230 million into Scotland in 2019, according to real estate advisor CBRE. A total of £880m was invested by businesses across the UK regions with £650m injected into central London.

The site of a former care home in Clydebank is being sold to be developed into new housing, West Dunbartonshire Council has confirmed.

H&H Properties has submitted plans to Dundee City Council to build 23 new homes on the former site of Downfield Primary School's infant annexe.

Sanctuary Scotland has been selected as the preferred transfer partner for Thistle Housing Association following a competitive bidding process.  Based in the Toryglen area of Glasgow, Thistle has 947 social rent homes and 786 factored owners. In August 2018, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR)

Edinburgh Marina Holdings has released a number of buy to rent retirement living apartments.

Three ornamental pillars crafted from Peterhead granite are making their way across the Atlantic for use in the restoration of a historic New York building after some detective work by Scottish stonemasons. Natural stone specialists Fyfe Glenrock were able to identify the type of granite required fo

Development agency Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE) has submitted a planning application for a satellite launch site on the north coast of Sutherland. Artist's impression of the proposed Space Hub Sutherland. Credit NORR Architects