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Argyll and Bute Council has approved plans for a housing and retail development at Craignure on the Isle of Mull.

Shepherd Chartered Surveyors has expressed a positive outlook for the North of Scotland's housing market in 2024. While the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) residential market survey saw both lower demand and supply in the Scottish property market, resulting in a fall in the nu

A vacant school in Inverurie will be demolished by early 2024, with housing suggested as a use for the site, the local authority has confirmed. The St Andrews School building in the town centre has been earmarked for demolition, with Aberdeenshire Council now looking to hire a contractor. A loc

With UK foodbanks facing soaring demand for their services over the festive period, property development company S Harrison is doing its bit to help those facing hardship and donated a wide range of kitchen staples to charities in Scotland. The company’s donations, which range from tinned meat

A lot of 122 vintage Ikea items have been sold for £32,000 at auction.

Eleven former apprentices will begin the new year in a new career following the completion of their training with Persimmon Homes.

A monthly networking event for sustainability professionals from all areas of Scotland's built environment and construction sector is set to launch in Edinburgh this year.

Budget supermarket Aldi will continue its expansion in Scotland with plans to invest more than £56 million over the next two years. The move will see the discount retailer open three new stores in Broughty Ferry, Straiton and Castle Douglas this year.

In an effort to spread some Christmas cheer, The JR Group donated more than £1,300 in gift cards and a sleigh full of 1,000 selection boxes, to charities and organisations in need across central Scotland.

A project promoting an Ancient Roman site and an initiative using artificial intelligence to map the effects of climate change have been short-listed in a search for Scotland’s most innovative planning developments. Eight diverse projects from across Scotland have made the finals of a Scottish

A local East Lothian based company has assisted Cala Homes to turn one of the area’s largest developments into a green haven, transforming former farmland with the inclusion of thousands of native trees. Cala Homes (East) has called on East Lothian firm Root One East Ltd to support a major bio

A partnership between the UK government, Glasgow City Council, and the Smart Things Accelerator Centre (STAC), including significant government investment, has been launched with the aim of transforming Glasgow into Europe’s largest smart things and IoT innovation hub. The partnership will cen

Architect Alan Dunlop has been shortlisted for an Architecture Drawing Prize for his "incredibly dramatic" watercolour of the Glasgow School of Art fire.

A new housing development for West Lothian residents with learning disabilities and complex care needs has been completed.

Property firm Rettie & Co is forecasting Scottish house prices to rise by around 1.5 per cent in 2024, with overall residential property transaction activity increasing to approximately 4.3 per cent. Rettie sees continued pressure on the private rental sector (PRS), with double-digit increases i