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The Scottish Government has paved the way for the development of 121 homes in a coastal Aberdeenshire village. Barratt North Scotland had planned to deliver 109 houses and 12 flats on a site near Park Place in Newtonhill. A quarter of the properties are for affordable housing.

Cold store, firewall, cladding and single envelope specialist ISD Solutions has started work on a major project creating a distribution centre in Scotland for Farmfoods. The frozen foods supermarket chain is creating the new cold store warehouse near its headquarters in Cumbernauld and has enlisted

Scotland’s construction firms are once again on the front line as one of the sectors worst affected by growing advanced or ‘critical’ distress, according to Begbies Traynor. Latest data from the insolvency specialist found a dramatic rise in the number of businesses that have had w

Edinburgh property group Sigma has launched a new Scottish Government-backed fund to invest in Scotland’s private rented sector. The Sigma Scottish PRS Fund will have initial resources of £43 million, with £30m provided by the Scottish Government’s Building Scotland Fund in t

A housing investment fund set up last year by the Scottish Government and Places for People Group’s fund management arm has acquired its first two developments. Housing minister Kevin Stewart launched the multi-million pound investment last year to deliver mid-market rent homes across the coun

With HMRC currently consulting on changes to the reduced 5% VAT rate that has been available for the installation of energy saving materials (ESMs) in residential accommodation, in order to bring the UK into line with EU law, experts at accountancy firm Saffery Champness have stressed that any

A Scottish solar company that helped build the UK’s House of the Year has won a new award for energy efficiency at the same property. AES Solar picked up the Best Energy Efficiency in a House Design or Build at the Highlands and Islands Renewables Awards in Inverness last week after being shor

A former pub landlord who converted his premises into a home for his family must now return the property to a drinking establishment, the local authority has said. Robert Easton-Park ran the Tally Ho pub for 25 years but gave up the licence two years ago due to increased costs and a significant

The University of Glasgow has unveiled plans to build a nanotechnology and precision medicine campus in Govan. Under proposals drawn up by Gleeds, the £118.5 million vision would see an area of derelict land close to the Clyde Tunnel transformed to form an enhanced James Watt Nanofabrication C

The transformation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG) is set to commence this summer following the selection of a contractor by Aberdeen City Council. The flagship City Centre Masterplan project will transform the Victorian park into an inclusive 21st Century spac

Property fit-out, refurbishment and bespoke joinery expert SJS has celebrated a record £12 million year with a series of appointments and promotions. Three long-serving members of the team have been promoted to director level, while a well-known industry professional has been appointed as a fo

Structural and civil engineering consultant David Narro Associates (DNA) has announced the promotion of Robbie Templeton from associate to senior associate in the firm’s Edinburgh office. Having been with the practice since graduation in 2006, Robbie was described by practice founder David Nar

A £24 million heating district network which will help to tackle fuel poverty has opened in Glenrothes. Designed by engineers WSP, the new low carbon heating system is the first 100% renewable, large-scale district heating network in Scotland.

The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has secured the disqualification of two former directors of a drainage product manufacturer that breached competition law. The competition watchdog issued a statement of objections issued in December 2018 alleging that three suppliers of pre-cast concrete d

The developer behind plans to regenerate the former McLellan Galleries in Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street has fleshed out its vision for the project. The iconic city block, which is at the centre of the transformative new Avenues Project, will be turned into one of Glasgow’s most contempora