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Livingston Designer Outlet has announced plans to undertake a full refurbishment and rebrand with a £7 million investment from its owners. The multi-million pound investment in the centre, managed by retail asset management specialists Realm Ltd, will transform the shopping destination to crea

New rules to reduce deaths in household fires will see improved standards introduced for fire and smoke alarms in all homes in Scotland from 2021, the Scottish Government has announced. Under the regulations, every home in the country must have a smoke alarm fitted in the living room or lounge, and

A study into Scotland’s most and least affordable cities has found that Aberdeen has seen the biggest boost in home affordability over the last five years. The latest Bank of Scotland research found that average house prices in the city have risen by only 2% to £203,944 in the last five

Representatives from BAM Construction and hub West Scotland joined Garscadden & Scotstounhill councillor Chris Cunningham in helping pupils from Blairdardie Primary School mark the next step in the construction of their new school by burying a time capsule. Following the theme, ‘Then and n

The most exclusive development built by CALA Homes to date in the West of Scotland has been unwrapped showcasing the largest showhome ever created by the homebuilder in the region.

A senior American politician has proposed introducing a new tax on online porn to help fund Donald Trump's planned wall along the southern US border. Senator Gail Griffin, a Republican state senator for Arizona, has proposed HB 2444, which requires tech companies to block content that "appeals to th

Scottish housebuilder Springfield Properties has bought Livingston-based Walker Group for £31 million. Funded from Springfield's existing cash balances and borrowing facilities with Bank of Scotland, the acquisition of the entire share capital of Walker Holdings (Scotland) expands the Elgin-ba

Stewart Milne Group chief executive Glenn Allison has announced his retirement after 30 years with the company. Mr Allison will be replaced by Stuart MacGregor, the housebuilder’s chief operating officer, when he retires in March.

Plans for a £50 million mixed-used transformation of Edinburgh’s Leith Walk have been rejected by councillors. Drum Property Group had planned to demolish the two-storey red sandstone shop frontages and industrial units at Stead’s Place and replace it with a five storey facility co

An Austrian-based specialist has been appointed to build an anaerobic digestion gas to grid plant at The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA). The plant will take the city’s food waste, agricultural crops, and waste products to produce biogas to power the multi-million-pound new TECA arena, conferenc

Architects Malcolm Fraser and Robin Livingstone have reunited to form a new practice grown from Malcolm Fraser Architects which ceased trading in 2015. Fraser/Livingstone Architects will get to work immediately with projects lined up including a restaurant overlooking the Water of Leith in Edinburgh

Ogilvie Construction has started work on Glasgow’s first Yotel in a prime location on Argyle Street opposite the city’s Central Station. The firm is transforming the Westergate building into a 256-room hotel that will be equipped with Yotel’s signature design and technology-driven

Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure has been announced as a headline supporter of Scotland’s first delegation to this year’s MIPIM international property investment festival in Cannes. Robertson Group and Henry Boot have also been named in the public-private delegation.

Global commercial real estate services firm Avison Young has completed the acquisition of GVA which has offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. The move will see the two companies combine under the Avison Young brand.

One of Scotland’s most iconic structures could be saved from ruin and transformed into a modern multi-purpose venue in plans unveiled today. An official campaign launched to save Coats Memorial in Paisley will see a team of committed fundraisers aim to raise £1.5 million to breathe new l