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Following last week’s news that a protest group lost in its appeals against Aberdeen Football Club’s proposals for a new £50 million stadium, our sister publication Scottish Legal News outlines the judgment in full.

The Interserve shareholder that called for the removal of directors from the company’s Board has issued a new plan to rescue the firm from administration. New York hedge fund Coltrane Asset Management, Interserve’s biggest shareholder, has tabled an alternative proposal that would l

Morgan Sindall Construction’s managing director in Scotland, Stuart Parker, looks ahead to the united Scottish delegation heading to MIPIM 2019. Now in its 30th year, MIPIM, the world’s largest international property festival held annually in Cannes, is perhaps more relevant than ev

Southside Housing Association (SHA) has struck a £30 million deal with Handelsbanken plc to help finance new build properties and a comprehensive programme of housing improvements. The Glasgow landlord will use the loan facility from the Swedish bank to support the finance of upgrades to exist

A major business park which will bring up to 350 jobs across the Scottish Borders and act as a key catalyst for long-term economic growth has received a multi-million-pound funding boost. The Central Borders Innovation Park at Tweedbank is set to receive £15 million after its business case was

Trainees in the construction industry joined education professionals this morning as they gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s economy, energy and fair work committee as part of its inquiry into construction and Scotland’s economy

New MD of housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel's English division, Joanne Casey, discusses her route to success within the property and construction industry and how we need to inspire more young people and women into this thriving and diverse industry. My son used to boast to his friends that I had

A St Albans-based solar shading specialist for the construction and architectural industry is to expanding the business with the opening of two additional offices in the Midlands and Scotland. Contrasol said the moves comes in response to an increase in demand for its products and services.

Real estate advisor Savills has announced a raft of promotions across its Scottish business. Sarah Jackson takes charge of rural and energy projects at its Edinburgh office and James Perna takes the equivalent role in Ayr.

The year 2018 will be remembered by Glasgow office employees of Morrison Construction for a fantastic fundraising effort generating more than £9,000 for charity partners. A year full of employee driven events were the reason targets of £2,500 for each of the nominated charities, Mac

Linthouse Business Park Ltd has successfully completed the development and onward sale of Glasgow Govan Travelodge, a 60-room hotel with an on-site restaurant called the Bar-Café, at its site in Linthouse Road, Govan in Glasgow. Travelodge entered into a pre-letting of the property, which is

Historians have appealed for help in piecing together the life and work of a Scots pioneer of female architects, mysteriously murdered in Fife 51 years ago this month, The Scotsman has reported. Kathleen Veitch was born in 1907 to a tweed manufacturer in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, and raised near Haw

The City of Edinburgh Council has named the preferred bidders for two separate contracts for the potential Trams to Newhaven project. A joint venture between Farrans, Sacyr and Neopul (SFNJV) is set to secure an infrastructure & systems contract, while Morrison Utility Services Lt

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has announced plans to open 16 new sites creating 3,400 new homes across Scotland during the course of 2019. In addition to its home building programme, Barratt will also continue to increase its investment in land, as it looks to acquire and develop up to

Five office fit-out companies have agreed to pay fines totalling more than £7 million after admitting being involved in cartel behaviour. The firms – Fourfront, Loop, Coriolis, ThirdWay and Oakley – have each admitted to breaking competition law at least once during the period