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Jonathan Hyndman By Jonathan Hyndman, Partner at Rosling King

Plans for more than 700 homes, community facilities and industrial development on the outskirts of Inverurie have been recommended for approval. Crichie Developments is looking to build 737 homes, a primary school and retail development at Crichie, which is just outside the Aberdeenshire town.

Homes previously delivered by Dundad Estates Work is set to begin next month on a new development with over 250 homes after proposals were given the green light by West Lothian Council.

Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry challenges as they look to deliver growth and new homes for the future, according to new research. The third annual Lloyds Bank housebuilding report which surveys housebuilders and their supply c

How a new Market Square could look under the Galashiels masterplan proposals. Image courtesy of Stallan Brand A series of ambitious ideas to transform Galashiels and Tweedbank and encourage people to come to the whole of the Borders have been unveiled.

Advocate Brian Crook delivers his address More than 80 people took part in a very successful seminar in Edinburgh yesterday on the subject of ‘New rights for communities to buy land and acquire public assets’.

Scotland ‘streets ahead’ of England on affordable housing delivery Scotland has delivered a third more affordable homes per capita over the last decade than England, according to figures from the Scottish Government.

Failed construction giant Carillion is involved in at least eight major public projects in Scotland and employs an estimated 1,000 people north of the Borders, it has emerged. The firm, which has gone into liquidation, runs facilities management services in hospitals, housing associations and major

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today opened an investigation under the Audit Enforcement Procedure in relation to KPMG’s audit of the financial statements of collapsed construction and services firm Carillion. The accountancy watchdog said it took the step following enquiries made since

Douglas McLeod Housebuilder Barratt Developments has announced plans to open 12 new sites creating 2280 new homes across Scotland during the course of 2018.

A £65 million urban regeneration on the site of the former Johnnie Walker bottling plant in Kilmarnock’s reached a significant milestone last week when it received the green light from East Ayrshire Council. The HALO project, which includes a provision of affordable housing, could create around 1

Detailed planning consent has been submitted for a new £45 million council-led regeneration of Edinburgh’s Meadowbank. The proposals to deliver a sports centre on the existing site of the famous venue, built for Edinburgh’s hosting of the 1970 Commonwealth Games, will be considered by councillo

More than £143 million is set to be invested in housing across the Falkirk Council area in the next three years as part of the local authority’s on-going investment programme. In 2018/19, £13.5m will be spent making improvements to around 5,000 properties across the council area, such as:

The completed homes at Devilla in Kincardine The final phase of a major affordable housing development in Kincardine, Fife, has been completed by Kingdom Housing Association after a multi-million pound construction project.

Ladyloan Primary School Work to replace two Arbroath primary schools as part of an ambitious multi-million pound project was marked by two official site visits today.