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David Melhuish Receipts from the Scottish Government’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) may fall below government estimates at the end of the 2016/17 financial year, according to official statistics.

North Lanarkshire Council has today granted planning permission to supermarket chain Lidl for a new Scottish Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) at Eurocentral. The food retailer is planning a multi-million pound investment in the relocation of its 400 strong workforce from Livingston to the new site

Emma Carmichael The Association of Women in Property (WiP) has announced its new central Scotland branch chairman for 2017/18.

An opening ceremony has been held for a new £8.8 million school built in North Uist by infrastructure group Robertson. Sgoil Uibhist a’ Tuath is the seventh new school to open in the Western Isles in the last six years.

Moray firm fabricates new bridge to Scotland’s highest mountain A new bridge which will give access to walkers and tourists, including those with restricted mobility, to one of the most famous mountains in Scotland has been constructed and installed by a Moray-based engineering and construction co

Thousands of new hotel rooms have to be built every year to cater for demand in the UK with London alone needing more than 7,000 in one year. According to PWC, the hotel occupancy rate in the UK’s capital is as much as 84%. With nearly 150,000 hotel rooms in London that is a lot of bookings, and t

Developers behind proposals to turn Edinburgh’s former Royal High School into a luxury hotel unveiled a scaled-back vision for the site. An initial bid was rejected by a single vote in December 2015 after councillors decided the plans, which included two six-storey extensions, would damage the set

Celtic Football Club has announced plans to further develop the area next to its stadium including the creation of a new hotel, retail store, ticketing facility and museum. The Parkhead club submitted a Proposal of Application Notice to Glasgow City Council for the potential development.

Scotland must recruit nearly 36,000 construction workers each and every year between now and 2021 if it is to create the homes and infrastructure the country needs, according to a new report. Research from consultant Arcadis has suggested that failure to address the skills gulf could even see the ea

David Thomas A strong sales performance north of the Border has helped cement a healthy six months of trading for Barratt Developments.

The 74-bed care home in Cramond currently under construction by Marshall Family-owned Marshall Construction posted a jump in turnover in its latest financial year, but this failed to fall to the bottom line as costs also increased.

Plans for a new primary school in Wallyford Councillors have agreed a budget which will deliver a major investment of £169 million in capital projects across East Lothian over the next three years.

A new virtual reality device has been launched that will help architects and designers create dementia-friendly buildings and spaces by understanding how dementia can affect a person’s vision. The invention is a market first for architectural design and will be known as Virtual Reality Empathy Pla

Councillors have approved plans for a demonstration floating wind farm off the coast of Caithness near Thurso. A Swedish firm has sought permission from Highland Council, Orkney Islands Council and the Scottish Government for the demonstration project.

Westminster repair costs ‘could increase’ A multi-billion-pound scheme to repair the Palace of Westminster could cost more than current estimates, the Clerk of the House of Commons has said.