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Accountant Alex Nicholson warns Scottish construction firms to act now in preparation for the VAT domestic reverse charge. From 1 October 2019, there will be a significant change to how suppliers in the construction industry supply chain account for VAT. The changes will apply to businesses making o

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has officially opened a new £6 million project which uses cutting-edge renewables technology to harness energy from waste water.

House prices across Scotland continue to grow with respondents to the monthly RICS Residential Market Survey expecting further price rises for the year ahead.

Eildon Housing is to undertake an “exciting” new building project which will deliver warmer, cheaper, affordable homes while also considering the future of house building and its impact on the environment. The Association is investing millions of pounds as part of its strategy to make su

Stewart Milne Homes has become the sixth housebuilder to sign-up for the Shawfair project after developers behind the new town concluded the sale of a 16.1-acre (6.5-hectare) plot of land.

B38 Group will be undertaking facilities management services at a new student accommodation property close to the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University, which is the latest Scottish property to join Student Roost’s portfolio of 49 properties across the UK.

The Austrian government has won a court case allowing it to finally impose a compulsory purchase order on the owner of Adolf Hitler’s birthplace in order to take ownership of the controversial address. The conclusion of a what has been a saga of various legal battles paves the way for a refurb

The Edinburgh Marina development in Granton’s Western Harbour, which will see the creation of over 1,850 new homes for Edinburgh and 850 new jobs has been given a resounding stamp of approval by a Scottish Government Reporter.

Work is set to get under way this month in preparation for construction of North Ayrshire’s new £27.7m Additional Support Needs (ASN) campus and Respite and Residential facility in Stevenston. 

HFD Group has unveiled a state-of-the-art 3D, CGI fly-through video for its new 177 Bothwell Street development, which is set to become Glasgow’s largest and most ambitious office building.

Hillcrest Housing Association is set to begin a 119 new home development programme costing £13 million in Dundee’s City Quay next month.

The University of St Andrews has embarked on a £3.75m energy conservation overhaul to reduce its carbon footprint by 950 tonnes a year and save £650,000, a year in operating costs.

Plans for the creation of a tourist resort worth £60 million to be built next to Gleneagles hotel have been revealed. Developers are drawing up plans for nearly 200 bespoke lodges across 60 acres of land just north of the five-star hotel.

Avison Young has expanded its transactional team in Scotland following five new appointments, three of which are into senior roles. Douglas Wood and Ben Farrell, both previously with Montagu Evans, will form the Glasgow arm of the Avison Young investment capability as director and associate respecti

Brodies partner Neil Collar outlines how retirement living is addressed in the Planning (Scotland) Bill, which received Royal Assent last month. Retirement living – meeting the housing needs for older people – is addressed in the plan-making provisions in the Planning (Scotland) Bill.