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Edinburgh-based renewable energy company Red Rock Power has become the latest tenant to commit to a long-term lease at 30 Semple Street. The office development, being undertaken by Corran Properties Limited on behalf of CBRE Investment Management, will complete later in 2024.

Connect Modular and Ark Housing Association have announced a joint proposal for the development of 12 new affordable cottage flats on the site of a former care home at Windsor Square, Penicuik.

Drax Group has launched a new £30,000 transport fund to help schools to organise visits to Drax’s sites around the UK. The new fund supports the work Drax’s charitable entity, Drax Foundation, does to get young people to develop their science technology engineering and maths (STEM)

Commercial property company HFD has raised £116,000 for Scottish charities on the back of its annual golfing fundraiser, beating last year’s record-breaking total by over £10,000. The event was organised by The HFD Charitable Foundation and saw over 140 players from Scotland’

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) has reported a record-breaking year, supporting over 270 new projects worth £175.4 million to the Scottish economy in 2023/24. Newly published stats from the not-for-profit show it also worked with more public sector bodies in 2023/24, attracting si

In a significant step forward in the growth and leadership of Fleming Homes, the company has announced the appointment of two new members to the board of directors. From 1 July 2024, Scott Hunter is promoted to planning & building regulations director and Asher Humphrey-Martin to the position of

Forth Ports is moving forward with phase two of Harbour 31, known as The Dry Dock at Harbour 31, a new creative and commercial hub on land to the east of Edinburgh Dock within the Port of Leith.

Three Scottish housing associations are working together to help address the housing emergency in Scotland, focusing on providing homes for independent living.

The City of Edinburgh Council has approved plans for 99 new homes and two commercial units to be built in a former industrial area in Leith.

John Hepburn has been promoted to regional director for McConnell in Scotland. Mr Hepburn, who has been the Scotland region commercial director at McConnell since November 2021, is an integral and influential part of the management team and this is a natural step up for him.

A construction company has been ordered to demolish a luxury home it inadvertently built on the wrong site. The three-bedroom home, valued at $500,000 (around £400,000), was built in Hawaiian Paradise Park, which is divided into a number of one-acre lots.

Threesixty Architecture has been named Architectural Practice of the Year at the Scottish Design Awards.

Scottish homeowners are not aware of the full extent of the Scottish Government’s expectations when it comes to the proposed net-zero targets for owner-occupied properties, new research suggests. The independent market research by Scottish property portal ESPC, covering its core territories of

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors’ senior partner Ian Fergusson has taken up the same position at sister firm Hardies Property and Construction Consultants. The move marks the latest stage in a "realignment process" which aims to maximise the potential for growth within the sister firms' combined s

The Energy Training Academy (ETA) is expecting to upskill around 300 Octopus Energy Group engineers this year as part of a key training partnership with the renewables company.