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While the build to rent (BTR) pipeline continues to grow in Scotland, Will Scarlett from Scarlett Land and Development said the sector’s viability should not be taken for granted. Scarlett Land and Development (SLD) are tracking 3,727 units in Edinburgh (excluding Mid-Market Rent) and c. 4,000

Cruden Building has marked the progress of work at its Greenock waterfront development at James Watt Dock for River Clyde Homes.

Transport Scotland has hailed the “significant progress” made in constructing the A77 Maybole Bypass since Michael Matheson, cabinet secretary for transport, infrastructure and connectivity, marked the start of work in May last year.

New affordable homes and a site for new affordable business units are to be developed on Colonsay thanks to funding of £390,000 from the Scottish Land Fund.

Young people and mental health are the focus of Barratt East Scotland’s latest charitable donation round.

The cost to restore the Elizabeth Tower has risen to £50 million more than the original estimate largely due to a litany of blunders.

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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).