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A sheriff has reduced the price payable for an asbestos removal service after a business contracted by the owner of a derelict farm building but ordered the customer to pay the remaining outstanding amount after finding that the cleaning company had breached the requirement to exercise reasonable ca

Scotland’s commercial property market attracted nearly £1.5 billion of investment in the first three quarters of 2025, in line with the average for the previous five years despite ongoing uncertainty in the global economy, according to new analysis from Knight Frank.

Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF) last week reached a historic milestone in establishing the Highlands as a major international hub for the offshore wind and renewable energy sector. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) creating a formal framework for co-operation and responsibiliti

Student accommodation at Perth Royal Infirmary has recently undergone essential refurbishment work to improve the environment for medical students.

Five new apprentices are beginning their studies at Ayrshire College as part of Persimmon Homes’ industry-leading training programme. Joiners Davy Mutch and Daniel McNally, and bricklayers Cole Whiteford, Brandon Dekker and Lennon Boyd, have already been gaining hands-on experience on Persimmo

Scottish Water’s Stepps office is set to be home to one of the largest solar carports in the country, as work gets underway on a major £2.4m renewables project. 

Kirkwood Homes has been recognised with one of the top accolades at this year’s Herald Property Awards for Scotland, taking home the prestigious Development of the Year award for its Balgillo Heights development in Broughty Ferry.

Scotland’s best site managers have been recognised for their dedication to raising standards in house building after winning top awards in the most highly regarded competition in the housing industry. Organised by the National House Building Council (NHBC), the UK’s largest provider of n

Scotland took home a hat-trick of awards at the 2025 Master Builder Awards last week, with an outstanding builder, a net-positive energy home, and an apprentice all recognised. Held by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), the awards celebrate the builders who are the backbone of Britain’s

Plans to transform Loirston House in Aberdeen into specialist housing have been given the green light, following a successful appeal that rescued the building from last-minute demolition.

The UK Government’s new mantra to “build, baby, build” must be matched with a national effort to “skill, baby, skill,” the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) chief operating officer David Campbell warned in a speech to the Labour Party Conference on Sunday,

The Homebuilding & Renovating Show is at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, this weekend (4 – 5 October 2025), but it’s not too late to snap up two free tickets (worth £24) - click here.

The Strategic Housing Investment Plan, which could see plans for nearly 1,000 new affordable homes put in motion, will be discussed at an executive meeting of Falkirk Council on 9 October.

Plans to redevelop the site of the former high flats in Irvine are to be unveiled to members of the public.

Family-run renewables firm Ri Cruden is unveiling a modernised workshop that will boost efficiency, support apprentices, and cut carbon emissions - thanks to support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).  Ri Cruden, established 20 years ago by Ian Cruden and now led by brothers Rory and