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Kanye West has been ordered to demolish homes he was building on his 300-acre Californian property. The unusual dome structures were reportedly inspired by the planet Tatooine from the ‘Star Wars’ films and were being built as possible low-income housing units or housing for homeless peo

The ventilation issues which delayed the opening of the £150 million Sick Children’s Hospital in Edinburgh stemmed from a tender error back in 2012, the Scottish Government said yesterday as it announced the facility won’t be operational for at least another year.

Mitie Group has been awarded an extension to its contract to provide integrated facilities management (IFM) services to Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) which will see the firm paid on its results.

Project Management and Construction has completed work on a new build church in Glasgow, the firm’s most high profile ecumenical project to date.

Springfield Properties has submitted a planning application for 86 new homes to the East of Elgin.

A 5.96-acre site within the village of Carfin in Lanarkshire has been sold to Wilson Developments for an undisclosed sum.

East Lothian Council has granted full permission for 150 new homes on a site at the southern side of Gullane.

Amanda Long is to join the Considerate Constructors Scheme as its new chief executive. With over 20 years’ experience working in senior executive roles for a range of national and international organisations in the commercial, public, social enterprise and charitable sectors, Ms Long brings a

John Swinney, the Deputy First Minister and cabinet secretary for education and skills, visited Merkinch Primary School to coincide with the completion of a state-of-the-art Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) structure. (from left) Jillian Kean, headteacher of Merkinch Primary School; Frank Reid, managing

Five new apprentices have joined Clark Contracts to complete their four-year trade apprenticeship.

Communities secretary Aileen Campbell visited Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing yesterday to see what lessons can be learnt from the major suburban infill project by Kingdom Housing Association and 7N Architects as part of the Scottish Government’s Housing 2040 workshops with Architecture &

Activity in the Scottish housing market stalled last month, and surveyors are now less optimistic than they were about the outlook during the three months ahead, according to the Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

More than £40,000 was raised for Beatson Cancer Charity by guests attending the annual Stewart Milne Homes Charity Ball last weekend. The significant figure takes the total amount raised for the charity by the homebuilder to more than £230,000.

Morrison Construction has raised £4,644 for charity after successfully rowing the distance of the Atlantic Ocean, 1,770 miles, during a five-day challenge last week.

Housebuilder Cruden Homes is supporting this year’s Scottish Housing Day by making a donation of £100 to Shelter Scotland for every new home that is reserved this weekend.