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Pōhutukawa trees A property developer in New Zealand has been jailed for two-and-a-half months for damaging native trees.

Court of Session A property developer who entered into an agreement with a bank to sell 26 homes he had purchased with loan funding after he became liable to repay more than £2.5 million in loans is challenging a bid by the lender to terminate the contract.

The next stage of investment on quay walls on the Clyde, hailed as a crucial part of the regeneration of the river, has been given the green light by Glasgow City Council. The council's city administration committee today approved a report on the quay walls, with just over £50 million of Glasgow Ci

Planning permission for the next phase of regeneration at the Pennywell Living development has been granted by the City of Edinburgh Council. The application from regeneration firm Urban Union and architects and town planners Barton Willmore includes plans for 315 dwellings (175 flats and 140 houses

Haydn Mursell Kier remains on course to deliver double digit profit growth in the current year, the group said this morning.

Adam Jennings Chartered surveyor Adam Jennings on the intricacies of valuing churches.

Nick Penny Investment into Scottish commercial property in 2017 reached £2.3 billion, 37% ahead of the 10 year annual average (£1.7bn) according to international real estate advisor Savills.

The 2018 new starts Scottish construction and manufacturing group CCG has finalised its commitment to young people in its training programmes for 2018 with 37 new entrants set to embark on a career path with the company.

Keith Geddes Keith Geddes discusses the Planning Bill and the potential for the community right to appeal being introduced and slowing up house building in Scotland even further.

Edinburgh champions Capital City Electrical Business Fives' biggest-ever winter season kicked off in Edinburgh as five-a-side football-loving firms from the capital took part in the construction, housing and property heat.

Clark Contracts completes Corstorphine church redevelopment Redevelopment works have now been completed at St Anne’s Parish Church in Corstorphine by Clark Contracts.

A school in Merseyside has removed the exterior wall of a girls’ toilet block in a bid to stop smoking, bullying and truancy. The new layout at St Mary’s College in Wallasey means pupils can no longer hide in between lessons.

Aberdeen Football Club’s application for planning consent for a new stadium and associated training and community facilities at Kingsford has been recommended for approval by planners. Planning officials said Aberdeen City Council should approve the proposals for the new 20,000 seat Kingsford

John MacArthur, director of Story Scotland, at St Ninian's footbridge in Stirling Civil engineering firm Story Scotland is expanding beyond the rail sector as it unveils a five-year plan to double its turnover to £40 million.

Construction has commenced on a 150-bedroom hotel on the site of the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC). The Aloft Hotel will be the first building in phase 2 of the AECC masterplan at Bucksburn, and will be located just north of the Hilton Hotel that adjoins the new AECC, which is