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Plans to build up to 1,350 homes as part of a £1 billion ‘Garden District’ to the west Edinburgh are to be examined by ministers after the proposals were called-in by the Scottish Government. The first phase of developer Murray Estates’ 675-acre ‘Garden District’ is earmarked for a site n

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has been appointed by GHL Limited as project manager, quantity surveyor and principal designer on the construction of 93 student studios at Stanley Place, Edinburgh. Situated east of Edinburgh city centre in a prominent and visible site adjacent to the

A further 59 Carillion staff employed on paused construction projects are to lose their jobs this week, though around two-thirds of the UK services workforce has been transferred to new providers. Liquidators for the stricken firm said today that the facilities management contracts which had been ru

The Real Estate division of TÜV SÜD has announced a number of recent promotions across the business in the UK and Ireland. The firm said the promotions are a testament to the hard work and dedication of the individuals involved and the success of its wider ambition to develop its own talent.

The UK economy is missing out on £10 billion each year because homeowners decide against commissioning building work out of fear of a cowboy builder, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The trade body’s study into consumer confidence in the UK’s builders found

A new bridge will be built over the A90 near Kirkliston thanks to allocation of additional funding from the City of Edinburgh Council. Deterioration of joints in the original structure meant the old Burnshot Bridge had to be taken down in November 2017.

A plan for the continued management, conservation and maintenance of more than 600 buildings and monuments across the length and breadth of Scotland has been launched today by Historic Environment Scotland (HES). The Asset Management Plan outlines the steps HES is taking to maintain not just the his

Wick Community Campus (Image courtesy of Ryder Architecture) Six finalists in Scotland are in the running to win one of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s (RTPI) Awards for Planning Excellence.

Faisal Choudhry Last year saw more than 2,000 Scottish households became “property millionaires” on the back of rising house prices.

Emtec completes Scottish Power HQ fit-out Emtec Building Services and Clark Contracts have completed the successful delivery of mechanical and electrical services for the Category C fit out of the Scottish Power headquarters building in Glasgow.

A giant glass spherical concert venue that could rise taller than St Paul's Cathedral is being planned near the Olympic park in Stratford, East London. Dubbed The Golf Ball, early designs for the distinctively shaped 20,000-capacity arena seen by the Guardian, are being prepared for the sp

Plans have been submitted to transform a former paper mill into a new distillery and brewery in Fife Situated just metres from its current headquarters in Guardbridge, Eden Mill hopes the £4 million expansion project will become the brewer’s new home.

Aberdeenshire Council leader, Jim Gifford Aberdeenshire Council has agreed to provide £71 million for a new community campus in Peterhead as part of a capital plan which will see £860m of investment across the region over the next 15 years.

The first phase of the HALO regeneration plan in Kilmarnock has now been submitted to East Ayrshire Council for detailed planning permission following the recent approval of planning permission in principle for the development masterplan. Located on the site of the former Johnnie Walker bottling pla