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A ‘topping out’ ceremony was held today to mark a significant moment in the construction of the £80.11 million V&A Museum of Design Dundee. Local schoolchildren were involved in the event which saw a Douglas Fir tree positioned ceremonially by crane at the highest point of the building, nea

Highland councillors have approved plans to build a £23 million court and justice centre in Inverness and a new railway station near Inverness Airport. Designed by Reiach & Hall Architects, the two-storey justice centre will be developed on the site of a former bus depot between Longman Road an

Plans for the new primary school in Wallyford East Lothian Council has appointed development partner hub South East Scotland to deliver its new Wallyford Primary.

David Melhuish The Scottish Government’s consultation in relation to fees and resources for major planning applications in Scotland has been hailed by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF) as a major turning point for local authority planning services around the country.

Chesser House Property and advisory firm Regency Residential has unveiled plans to transform a 1970s-office block in a popular suburb of Edinburgh into 163 new apartments.

PARC Craigmillar transformed the site of the former Niddrie Mill Primary School into a residential development of private for sale and affordable housing The City of Edinburgh Council has made the decision to change current arrangements for city development by providing a new, in-house one stop shop

Councillors have formally agreed that the £50 million replacement for Madras College should be built at Langlands in St Andrews. The University of St Andrews-owned site was selected by Fife Council’s executive committee as the preferred location on educational grounds after legal challen

Double espresso for Caledonia Contracts Dundee based interior fit out contractor Caledonia Contracts Ltd has recently completed the first equity store drive-thru in Scotland for coffee giants Starbucks.

A wealthy property developer who was caught roaming nude across hilltops has been labelled the new “naked rambler”, The Herald has reported. Paul Edney, 56, is known to clients as group managing director of Dollar-based bespoke home builders Hillfoot Homes, which develops and markets properties

Adrian Ringrose Interserve has today revealed that the £160 million cost of exiting its troubled Energy from Waste (EfW) projects has resulted in a £94.1m loss in the company’s results for 2016.

Pete Redfern Taylor Wimpey has delivered strong growth in 2016 profits as it continues to return large amounts of cash to shareholders.

A Scottish Government fund which provides loans for urban regeneration projects has been extended with the announcement of £8.9 million to support refurbished office space in central Edinburgh. The SPRUCE Fund (Scottish Partnership for Regeneration in Urban Centres) initially invested loans totalli

RDK’s new mixed use development for Cunninghame Housing Association in Largs - demolition is due to start at the end of March Saltcoats based RDK Construction Ltd is today celebrating 25 years of trading in North Ayrshire.

Savills has announced the further evolution and expansion of its Scottish development team with the appointment of Bruce Patrick, as head of commercial and mixed use development in Scotland. Previously a director in Savills investment team, Bruce will be responsible for delivering strategic developm

The Queensferry Crossing is set to become the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world upon its completion in May 2017, writes Ronnie Turner, infrastructure manager at global building product manufacturer, Sika. A wonder of modern engineering and technical ingenuity, the 1.7-mile, £790