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Years of successful community control was singled out for special praise last week when First Minister Nicola Sturgeon officially opened a pivotal new development in the Gorbals. New Gorbals Housing Association welcomed the MSP for Glasgow Southside as it celebrated 30 years of community ownership w

Work has begun on the construction of 126 new affordable council homes in Clydebank. The site of the former St Andrew’s High School, between John Knox Street and Whitecrook Street, will be rebuilt into a variety of properties ranging from one-bedroom flats to five-bedroom houses.

Glasgow-business leader Christine Young, who led the launch of Structured House Group’s property-management brand, scooped Managing Director of the Year at last night’s Scottish Women’s Awards. Christine won the industry award at the annual event which celebrates the achieveme

David Harvey has joined the Allied Surveyors Scotland team as a senior commercial valuer at the firm's Edinburgh office. David’s appointment comes quickly after the announcement in June, that the former Scotland rugby internationalist Gavin Kerr had been recruited by Allied as a senior buildin

Figures released by HMRC last week revealed a reduction in the number of property transactions in the UK this summer amidst uncertainty surrounding Brexit. According to the figures, in the UK the provisional seasonally adjusted volume of residential property transactions decreased by 8.5 per cent be

Three young women are carving out a career in joinery as they begin their Modern Apprenticeship training at New College Lanarkshire. Hollie McArthur, Sarah Healy and Helena Montague all secured apprenticeships after completing introductory courses in Construction at the Motherwell campus.

Work is starting on Monday 2 September on a replacement footbridge which will make a scenic stretch of the River Don suitable for pedestrian, cyclists and wheelchair users.

The UK’s top young students & apprentices (and former apprentices) – flew home from Russia yesterday covered in gold and glory.

Real estate investment platform FORE Partnership has announced the appointment of the main contractor for the construction of Cadworks, its 96,000 square foot highly sustainable 'Grade A' office development for Glasgow city centre.

Scotland has seen a real term per property decrease in repair and maintenance work of £313 since 1997, according to new research by Scape Group.

Planning departments across Scotland may need up to £59 million over the next ten years to undertake duties contained in the new Planning Act, according to RTPI Scotland.

Clark Contracts’ managing director Gordon Cunningham is marking 20 years at the company this year. Gordon began his career in 1988 at Doig and Smith where he trained for seven years, graduating in 1995 before moving on to work for a Scottish construction and fit-out company where he qualified

Aggreko chairman Ken Hanna is to join the board of Interserve as a non-executive director and chairman of its equipment services business RMD Kwikform. The support services, construction and equipment group said Ken will bring valuable international experience, with financial and leadership exp

Fifty new affordable homes are to be built in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park after plans were given approval by the National Park Authority. The homes will be built on land at Claish Farm in Callander, one of the most expensive areas to buy a home in Scotland, and managed and owned by

Scotland’s first three-level driving range and golf entertainment centre is to be built in an area of disused land in Rutherglen.