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New bungalows have all but disappeared from the list of new homes with registrations falling by 70% in the last year, according to the NHBC.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has submitted two Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) planning applications to Fife Council as preparations for its Whitefields neighbourhood in Halbeath take a further step forward.

Islay Ales Co Ltd, the sole brewery on the island of Islay, has embarked on a £280,000 expansion with a boost from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), which has invested £54,000. This initiative promises to create 2.5 full-time jobs and retain current employment. The brewery, a subsi

Bruntwood SciTech’s plans to transform Glasgow’s iconic Met Tower have been approved, with the first interior images of its reimagined future also revealed.

The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore has been given a three-month deadline to demolish an unauthorised spa pool block at their home. Central Bedfordshire Council issued an enforcement notice in July requiring the demolition of the “unauthorised building” in the grounds of the propert

Real estate agency Cushman & Wakefield has unveiled a new report that imagines Edinburgh in 2040 alongside the future of five other UK cities.

Thousands of engineering construction workers are ready to strike after they rejected an "inadequate" pay offer, with more set to be balloted, the Unite union has said. Unite’s NAECI members carry out essential repair and maintenance at oil refineries, power stations and pharmaceutical and pet

UK plant hire firm Thomas Plant Hire has acquired Scottish specialist Mulholland Plant Services Ltd. The move will see Mulholland absorbed into the Thomas Plant Hire family and become its number one leading depot north of the border in Polbeth, West Calder.

Edinburgh's office market is showing resilience in the face of economic headwinds, with office space take-up rising to 334,510 sq ft by the end of Q3 2023 – a 25% increase on last year’s figure, according to Savills.

Local students from Glasgow Kelvin College visited Persimmon’s Sycamore Park site to get a taste of working in construction. Twenty-four construction students studying for a National Progression Award at Glasgow Kelvin College took a tour of an active construction site for the first time recen

DM Hall has reinforced its building surveying capability with the appointment of experienced building surveyor Martyn Stevens as an associate. He will be based in the firm’s Perth office with a brief to cover Perthshire, Tayside and all points north.

Springfield Properties has signed a new affordable housing contract, worth £6.1 million, with the Highland Council. The design and build phase of the contract is due to commence in the coming weeks and will be delivered over a period of approximately 18 months, with the Group receiving payment

Homeowners in Moray’s conservation areas are being encouraged to apply for grants up to £12,500 to repair or reinstate traditional windows.

A new consultation will give the opportunity to shape Glasgow’s new City Development Plan and so the future use and development of land in the city.

Glasgow-based architecture practice Anderson Bell + Christie has been awarded a CIH Scotland Award in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council for a recently completed housing project at Sighthill.