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Craig Ormond Family housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes has strengthened its Board with the appointment of Craig Ormond as homes director.

The Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) will hold its 70th Annual International Conference in Glasgow from June 7–11, 2017, marking the first time SAH has met outside North America since 1973. An estimated 600 historians, architects, preservationists, and museum professionals from around the

The Scottish Government has called on Westminster leaders to “pause” the privatisation of the Green Investment Bank to allow Parliamentary scrutiny of the sale. The GIB, which employs dozens at its Edinburgh HQ, was created by the UK government in 2012 to invest in green projects but was put on

110 Queen Street Glasgow’s speculative office development pipeline remains closed with new developments now not likely until 2020, Savills has suggested.

Carillion Powerlines has secured a £49 million contract to deliver railway electrification works in Scotland. The contractor will electrify 74km of the Shotts line railway from Holytown Junction to Midcalder Junction between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Plans for new homes at Derby Street in Dundee Councillors urged to approve plans for 163 homes in Dundee

A pothole detector fitted beneath bin lorries is being trialled in Thurrock and York. The technology aims to monitor road surfaces and detect problems before they become potholes.

Proposals have been unveiled to replace Corunna House on Glasgow’s West Campbell Street with a 12-storey block. Plans submitted to Glasgow City Council by M&G Real Estate will see the current vacant office block demolished to make way for 275,000 sq/ft of net grade A floorspace.

Construction output in Great Britain fell by 0.2 per cent in November 2016 compared with October 2016, largely due to a contraction in non-housing repair and maintenance, official statistics have shown. In the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) construction output report, the three months S

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has issued an upbeat trading statement following a strong 2016 for the firm. Ahead of publishing its full results for 2016 at the end of next month, Taylor Wimpey said its expected earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) will be in the region of £750 millio

A homeowner who claimed that Glasgow City Council acted beyond its powers in imposing a condition that a property owner required to pay their share of the cost of repairs to a tenement by the time the final account for the works was issued or be liable for the full costs has had his legal challenge

A Scottish timber firm has warned that uncertainty triggered by the Brexit vote for the UK to leave the European Union may weigh on its business. James Walker (Leith), whose interests include supplying timber to housebuilders and property development, said it remains well positioned but cautious for

Plans have been drawn up for a new 46-flat development on a brownfield site at Royston in Edinburgh. The scheme is part of the City of Edinburgh Council’s programme to which will deliver 40,000 affordable and mid-market homes across the city over the coming decade.

Allan Boyd Morris & Spottiswood is preparing to launch a new graduate training programme as it looks to bridge the growing skills gap affecting the sector.

Glen Wilson The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has worked with Lloyds Banking Group and the Bank of Scotland to establish a real estate lifecycle certification to develop professionals’ understanding of the sector and support the nation’s housebuilders, developers and housing as