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Sarah Speirs Demand for commercial property in the UK is growing close to its fastest pace since 1998 and, along with a surge in investment, reflects the widening economic recovery, according to the latest RICS Commercial Market Survey.

Work starts on new Alexandria affordable housing

Scottish Water has started work on a £1.2 million project to upgrade waste water management in the Cathcart area and improve the White Cart Water river environment. The project is part of a wider £250 million, five-year initiative to invest in waste water management across Greater Glasgow which wa

Fifty jobs could be created if Oregon Timber moves forward with plans to expand into the former Co-op NGT in Dunsdalehaugh, which closed last Summer. The company, which supplies timber frames for housebuilders such as CALA and Miller Homes, has applied to Scottish Borders Council for permission to t

Transport Scotland has announced investment of a million pounds in the coming financial year to resurface the M74 between junctions 6 and 12. The first stage of the programme, which is being carried out by Scotland Transerv, will begin at the end of this month and see more than £250,000 of repairs

Around 100 jobs could be created as part of the development of a 50-acre site on the edge of Muir of Ord, a village around 20 kilometres west of Inverness. Up to 60 homes, at least a dozen offices, a garden centre and parkland will be built on the farmland site if planning permission is granted by c

A new report by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) warns of an "unprecedented global change" to be faced by the built environment sector up to 2030. The report, titled Our Changing World: Let's be ready, examines how global social and economic changes will require new skills, business

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have submitted revised plans for a field centre near the Forsinard Flows, the largest peat bog in Europe. Councillors will vote tomorrow on the plans, which are intended to provide office and teaching space and accommodation for those studying the

Advocate’s Close The regeneration of Advocate’s Close in Edinburgh has received the coveted Project of the Year Award at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Scotland Awards 2015.

Jestico + Whiles have submitted a formal planning application for the construction of a signature hotel at the heart of Edinburgh’s St James Centre £850 million redevelopment. The London based architects were appointed by TIAA Henderson Real Estate to create a ‘landmark’ build for the mall

Schools, pools and community halls in Aberdeenshire are to benefit from £9.5 million programme of planned maintenance. A total of £2.5m for financial year 2015-16 was this week approved by councillors at a meeting of Aberdeenshire Council’s Policy and Resources Committee.

The £3.7 million extension of a cutting edge food production facility in Dumfries and Galloway has been completed by Esh Border Construction. The company delivered the ambitious redevelopment project in Kirkcudbright for pâté manufacturers Castle MacLellan Foods - and managed to do so while ensur

1 West Regent Street A new landmark development located in the heart of Glasgow city centre has achieved practical completion.

Building maintenance brings around £55 billion a year into the UK economy, according to the latest figures. Research from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) shows that more than £1 billion a week is spent on the upkeep of existing bu

A newly formed Scottish charitable trust has submitted proposals to the City of Edinburgh Council to restore the Old Royal High School as a new home for St Mary’s Music School. Under the proposals, The Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) wishes to conserve the iconic Thomas Hamilton maste