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The average price of a property in Scotland in May 2024 was £191,000, an increase of 2.5% when compared to May 2023, the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown today.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is expanding its traditional repertoire to include sustainable home and community living, with the popular Green Home Festival making a return.

Springfield Properties has donated £500 to Kinross-shire charity, Broke Not Broken.

Avant Homes Scotland has revealed further details on its plans to deliver a £68 million multi-tenure development comprising 256 new build homes on a 26.2-acre site in Cairneyhill, West Fife.

People across West Dunbartonshire are being given the chance to have their say on two important surveys which aim to support improvements in the area.

Hillcrest has submitted plans to Dundee City Council to convert a 100-year-old care home in Broughty Ferry into residential apartments. Ferry House closed its doors for good in March this year after the building was deemed no longer fit for purpose. The B-listed building located on Gray Street serve

A new study has shown that olive pit waste can effectively reduce energy usage in buildings, demonstrating how the circular economy can be applied to the construction sector.

McTaggart Construction has become the first homebuilder in Scotland to sign up to the Buy Social Scotland Pledge. The new national initiative, led by Social Enterprise Scotland, aims to strengthen opportunities for social enterprises within the country’s supply chains.

Clark Contracts has commenced refurbishment and transformation works to the Centre for Executive Education for repeat customer Glasgow Caledonian University.

The Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards has unveiled its shortlist for Scotland’s biggest celebration of the renewable energy supply chain. The awards, organised by trade body Scottish Renewables, celebrate the people, businesses and organisations at the heart of the industry who make po

It is essential that householders feel confident in the people carrying out retrofit upgrades to their homes if the UK is to deliver the scale of roll-out needed, according to new research. A study has been carried out on behalf of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) by Professor Alice Owen, Uni

Former mining land to the east of Airdrie has been set aside for a large mixed-use expansion of the Central Belt town alongside the East Airdrie Link Road.

The School Bank West Lothian has landed on a £5,000 donation from Persimmon East Scotland after being announced as one of the housebuilder’s Community Champions.

An application by West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) for 110 new homes on former railway land in Kelvindale has been approved by city planners.

Band of Builders, the national construction charity, has been chosen as the beneficiary of the Brick Development Association's 2024 Brick Awards. As the National Construction Charity, Band of Builders supports those who work within the UK construction industry and their families facing life-changing