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The development of SSE Renewables’ proposed up to 1.5GW pumped hydro storage scheme at Coire Glas in the Great Glen has reached another landmark with the confirmation of the tenderer shortlists of contractors for the civil engineering and mechanical and electrical works. Subject to finding the

The number of homes completed across all sectors in Scotland in the year to end September 2020 decreased by 28% on the previous year, with activity levels being affected by the introduction of lockdown measures in mid-March to late June 2020, according to the latest quarterly housing stati

Ian Parish has been appointed named interim managing director of BAM Nuttall following the decision by current MD Adrian Savory to step down at the end of the month. Set to take on the role from October 1, Ian Parish rejoined BAM Nuttall in 2020 as managing director, major projects, and ha

Kevin Reid, chief executive of the Cruden Group, gives a commentary on the Housing and Climate Emergency theme of Scottish Housing Day. In the 2018-2019 financial year more new homes were built in Scotland than at any time since the crash of 2008. Covid put the brakes on activity levels and alt

A new build housing development in Kilmarnock is now underway with 43 socially inclusive homes for older ambulant disabled residents set to be delivered by CCG on behalf of East Ayrshire Council.

Demand for industrial and logistics space in Scotland is outstripping supply, leading to ongoing upward pressure on rents, according to new analysis. Property and investment management firm Colliers is warning that a "perfect storm" of factors - many related to the pandemic - are coming together to

Port of Leith Housing Association (PoLHA) and its subsidiary Persevere Developments Ltd (PDL) are marking Scottish Housing Day 2021 by celebrating the opening of 104 affordable homes on Edinburgh’s waterfront. The properties at Heron Place, Heron View, Heron Lane and Hesperus Crossway are situ

In recognition of Scottish Housing Day today, Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Kingdom Housing Association have confirmed that work has started and is progressing well to deliver 29 affordable homes and apartments for social rent on land off Aberdour Road in Dunfermline. This parcel of land within Ta

With a steadily increasing client base and consistent demand for Home Reports and professional property advice, the Dumfries office of chartered surveyors DM Hall has just moved to substantially bigger offices in the town.

Drum Property Group, developers of Buchanan Wharf in Glasgow, has agreed a 20-year lease with the Student Loans Company (SLC) for a 75,000 square foot headquarter office housing up to 1100 staff at the Clydeside development.

The role of fungi in helping to prevent landslips is being investigated in research led at the University of Strathclyde and partnered by engineering company BAM Ritchies.

A property boss has been disqualified by the courts after two companies took more than £4.7 million from investors in Gloucestershire redevelopment scheme.

The former director of the collapsed RC concrete specialist Dunne Group is facing charges over alleged “financial irregularities” in ­connection with another company he was linked to. According to the Daily Record, Gordon Dunne and his wife Johanna have now been charge

A plan to build a £15 billion bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland appears to have fallen victim to a curb on spending by the Treasury. Described as “the world’s most stupid tunnel”, the proposed link is "dead, at least for now”, a government offi

Springfield Properties has reported a 50% increase in revenue and an 81% rise in profit thanks to private and affordable housing sales boosts coupled with a contribution from strategic land offloads. Announcing its final results for the year ended 31 May 2021, the housebuilder said the “signif