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Property investor M&G Real Estate has been granted planning consent for its £100 million office redevelopment at Corunna House in Glasgow. Under the plans, which were submitted to Glasgow City Council in January, the two existing block will be demolished to make way for a new 12-storey block co

New plans have been revealed for a mixed-use development on the outskirts of Ellon which will include almost 1,000 homes. The mixed-use development proposed for land at Cromleybank Farm consists of up to 980 houses, a quarter of which will be affordable, as well as 2 hectares of employment land, a s

Jan Astrand Tool hire specialist Speedy Hire has reported a return to profits following a period of losses and boardroom unrest.

Work on what will be the next major building to complete in Edinburgh’s Exchange District is now underway. The foundations and groundwork phase of the project at 2 Semple Street is reaching completion and developer GSS Developments Ltd is working toward a May 2018 delivery.

Port of Leith Housing Association has acquired a 2.1 hectare plot of land on West Harbour Road in Granton which will pave the way for 302 affordable homes to be built within the next five years. The site acquisition is being supported by over £6 million of Housing Association Grant (HAG) from the C

(from left) Eddie Robertson (Morrison Construction), Steve Shon (NHS Lothian), Paul McGirk (Hub South East), Miriam Anderson (NHS Lothian), David MacDonald (Scottish Futures Trust) The East Lothian Community Hospital project has been recognised at the Partnerships Awards in London with a Silver awar

Kirkwood Homes has revised its plans for a development of flats on land formerly occupied by a primary school in Dundee. The developer wants to replace St Joseph’s Primary at Bellfield Street with 45 two-bedroom flats targeted at first-time buyers, students and empty nesters, after withdrawing an

A Dundee architects’ studio and St Andrews property development company have joined forces to create a new development of homes at a former St Andrews nursing home. The former Craigmount Nursing Home on The Scores, St Andrews is being transformed into six, two- and three-bedroom apartments, by Eas

Gary Miller of Millers of Carnoustie and Karen Nicoll of DJ Laing Homes pictured outside the new show home Joint venture to begin next phase of Carnoustie housing development

A group of construction workers in South Africa have been praised after they defended an Edenvale resident against would-be hijackers in a bricks-against-bullets stand-off. The Times Media reports that the 28 workers of CT Building Contractors were on the second floor of a house under construction w

ISG has been awarded a £5.5 million contract to convert the iconic Anchor Line Building on St Vincent Place, Glasgow to create a contemporary 64-bed aparthotel for The White Building Development Company Limited. Originally designed 110 years ago by renowned Scottish architect James Miller for the e

Tim Vine announced the winners of the 2017 Homes for Scotland Annual Awards at the organisation’s Annual Lunch in Edinburgh, with Barratt Homes scooping Home Builder of the Year Barratt Homes has been crowned Homes for Scotland’s Home Builder of the Year at the trade body’s largest ever ceremo

A national energy efficiency contract worth up to £800 million over four years is launched today. The new framework is Scotland Excel’s largest ever contract opportunity, with 26 Scottish companies securing places as suppliers - 21 of which are micro or SME organisations.

Frazer Mackay WSP has appointed Frazer Mackay as the new UK managing director to its 750 strong Energy and Industry business.

Nicola Barclay The challenges facing those delivering the new homes that Scotland desperately needs are getting ever steeper, according to a leading industry figure.