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Homebuilder Persimmon has partnered with Kingdom Housing Association to deliver new affordable homes in Kirkcaldy. Seventy-six high-quality, affordable new homes will help local people in housing need, following the completion of a project on Persimmon’s Rosslyn Gait development in Kirkcaldy,

Connect Modular, part of modular construction solutions provider The Wee House Group, has delivered the first six amenity blocks to the Clinterty Travelling Persons site in Aberdeen.

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has written to the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) to call on the organisation to tackle drug and alcohol abuse among plant operators in the construction industry which is becoming a major problem.

A Chinese couple staying at a Seoul Airbnb incurred over $1,570 (£1,262) in expenses, including a $116 (£93) water and electricity bill and a $730 (£587) gas bill, after leaving the heating on and taps running for 25 days in retaliation for the host's refusal to cancel their bookin

The first spaces, including a show apartment, private residents’ Garden Room and landscaped Sky Gardens, at one of Edinburgh’s most sought-after addresses are now complete.

The founder and managing director of ACT Construction, the temperature-controlled rooms, fire-rated partitions and security storage installer, has announced he is stepping back from day-to-day frontline management of the business. In his place, Ken Godsman has appointed Scott Weir and Chri

Planning, design and environmental consultancy Barton Willmore, now Stantec, is celebrating its sustained growth and development with 39 promotions across the business, including five in Scotland. Seven new associate directors have been promoted from within the business. In Edinburgh, the new planni

Independent groundworks contractor and plant hire company Gow Group has recruited its 1,000th machine, complete with a Tefra quick coupler from Hill Engineering.

Rent controls and political uncertainty are affecting investor appetite to fund and deliver Build-to-Rent (BtR) homes in Scotland, according to a new report published today by the Scottish Property Federation in association with researchers Rettie & Co.

Angus Council officers recently met with Montrose Community Council to update them on plans to manage coastal erosion along the town’s coastline. The meeting, which was also attended by local councillors, gained insight to the short and longer-term plans to defend the sand dunes at&n

Fraser/Livingstone Architects have been awarded the contract to design phase one of the Dallas Dhu housing masterplan, near Forres.

A planning application for a new whisky storage warehouse scheme at Bandeath Industrial Estate, Throsk, has been submitted to Stirling Council by Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD).

Aberdeenshire Council’s programme of surface dressing works is now underway across the north-east and motorists are being warned of the risks of loose chips on newly-dressed roads. Surface dressing is used as an effective and cost-efficient way to extend the lifespan of roads.

Midlothian Council is hosting a series of public consultation events in May and June where residents can give their views on the future use of land in the region and find out about the next Midlothian Local Development Plan (MLDP2). Attendees will also get the chance to talk about open spaces and pl

Inverclyde Council will be carrying out works to create a dedicated cycle lane in Port Glasgow.