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A social enterprise scheme in Glasgow is giving current and former offenders the chance to help build 40 affordable homes as part of their rehabilitation. The project, a partnership between Triodos Bank and Glasgow Together Community Interest Company, will see homes built on two initial plots in Bai

Anna Soubry The UK government has published proposals for a Small Business Commissioner to help tackle payment disputes and other unfair practices.

Typical giant hogweed Muir Homes have admitted responsibility for the 10ft poisonous giant hogweed that is encroaching on worried Perth residents’ homes.

A man has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to conning an 89-year-old woman out of thousands of pounds for unnecessary roof repairs. Airdrie Sheriff Court heard that on Friday 6 December 2013 Barney Doherty, accompanied by another male, cold called the woman at her home

3D app shows Dundee Waterfront in 2018 A new innovative app will give Dundee residents a glimpse into the future.

Architect Zaha Hadid has teamed up with musician Pharrell Williams to design a pair of trainers as part of the singer’s collection for Adidas. Hadid's designs feature on the moulded rubber Shelltoe that caps the front of a pair from Williams’ Supershell Shoes range.

Vaughan Hart Decision times for major planning developments need to improve to prevent hampering economic development, the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has warned.

On-site works have commenced for a £5.5 million office refurbishment scheme in the heart of Edinburgh. German property firm IVG Institutional Funds said refurbishment of 40 Torphichen Street will deliver 54,369 sq ft of Grade A open plan office space over six floors.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has opened the doors to a new £2.2 million facility for life sciences companies on the 215 acre Inverness Campus site. Designed to encourage collaboration between research and industry, the BREEAM Excellent rated premises has been delivered with the flexibilit

Chris Chivers New Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) President Chris Chivers believes construction managers “make a difference to people they never meet”.

Apprentice Jed Smith raises the cheque alongside The Prince’s Trust’s senior head of private sector relationships Daljit Singh (left) and Homes for Scotland chief executive Philip Hogg (right) Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has presented a £12,000 cheque to youth charity The Prince’s

£40m Aberdeen office development complete Knight Property Group has completed its £40m development at Cityview Business Park, Aberdeen, with the unveiling of a fourth and final office pavilion.

Paul Brewer The average house price in Scotland could exceed a quarter of a million pounds by the end of the decade, economists have predicted.

Amber Rudd The UK government's flagship ‘Green Deal’ home energy efficiency programme is to fold as ministers announced they were pulling its funding.

The average time taken to decide on planning applications in Scotland has sped up for local developments but decisions on major developments are taking longer than the previous year, new statistics have revealed. Annual and quarterly planning performance figures, released today by Scotland’s Chief