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Average property prices in Scotland's housing market rose to £191,000 in April 2025, marking a 5.8% increase compared to April 2024, new figures from the latest UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown.

A major new UK Government initiative aims to transform the housing sector by creating a publicly-owned National Housing Bank, designed to accelerate housebuilding, support small and medium-sized developers, and unlock complex sites across England through targeted public and private investment.

A new multi-million-pound care home has opened in Inverness, marking the first step in a vision to create a new care community for the city.

Savills has formally submitted a Proposal of Application Notice (PoAN) on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council for the redevelopment of Centre West in East Kilbride Town Centre.

An 8-week-old kitten living under a shipping container at a construction site has been rescued after a two-day effort.

The National House Building Council (NHBC) has appointed Paul Turner as chief executive officer, effective 1 September 2025. Paul Turner will succeed Steve Wood, who announced his intention to step down earlier this year after leading the organisation since 2017.

A Perthshire family construction firm is hoping a long-haul sales pitch will pave the way for more orders from the South Atlantic. Auchterarder-based JML SIPs owner John Langley, SIPs director Derek McIntyre and project coordinator Kyle Tait have returned from an exhausting 16,000-mile round trip to

Stirling Council has approved the sale of the former Beech Gardens Care Home in Torbrex following a successful marketing exercise that attracted multiple bids from interested parties.

A pipeline of potential projects for four city neighbourhoods has been developed that would make it easier for residents to walk, wheel and cycle, and have their day-to-day needs met within a short distance of their home. The initiatives, which have been shaped by community input, are detailed in re

Scottish Ministers have rejected controversial plans to build a trotting track for harness racing on the historic site of the Battle of Bannockburn, a decision that has been widely welcomed by heritage bodies and conservationists.

Persimmon apprentices Ricky Booth and Casey Gardner have been rewarded by Glasgow Clyde College. A first-year apprentice painter and decorator from Drumchapel, Ricky Booth has been named First Year Painting and Decorating Apprentice of the Year at Glasgow Clyde College’s 2025 Faculty of Future

Critical electrical work in the turbine room at Glen Finglas dam near Stirling in Scotland has ensured the continued safe operation and maintenance of Scottish Water’s hydroelectric dam.

The latest Civil Engineering Operative students to graduate from CECA Academy Scotland were told they would be entering an industry with ‘unprecedented’ opportunities when they celebrated their success at a special ceremony at UHI Inverness. Michael Butler, Euan Greig, Aiden Moore, Dunca

Balfour Beatty has appointed Nick Rowan as managing director of its UK Construction Services Regional Scotland business, effective from 4 August 2025. Nick’s appointment is testament to the company’s commitment to attracting, training and retaining its employees, having joined the compan

AS Homes (Scotland) has secured planning permission from East Renfrewshire Council to deliver 12 new homes for social rent on behalf of Barrhead Housing. The small development on derelict urban land at Cross Arthurlie Street, near Barrhead Park and Barrhead train station, will comprise a four-storey