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Ogilvie Homes has submitted plans to build nearly 90 homes in Stanley in Perthshire. The developer hopes to erect a series of two, three and four-bedroom homes on land near Mill Brae and King Street.

Connect Modular Ltd has been appointed to the H2 New Build Housing Construction Framework by the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA). Effective from August 1, the four-year public-sector framework replaces the previous H1 framework and is worth £500 million. Developed by public sector construc

The £2 million council housing development at Mayfield Terrace in Arbroath is now complete and will help to meet demand for one-bedroom properties in the town. The project has revitalised a once empty site that was created when old low-demand flats were cleared away several years ago as a key

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Mr George Pearson

Advanced notice of proposals for housing development and a serviced school site as well as a proposed new 450-pupil primary school in Elgin were considered by councillors this week. Springfield Properties has lodged a Proposal of Application Notices (PAN) for phase 3 of a housing deve

Drum Property Group has completed the construction of 324 Build to Rent (BTR) apartments for Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) at Buchanan Wharf on Glasgow’s Clydeside. Named ‘Solasta Riverside’, the 280,000 sq. ft. complex has been purpose designed to meet the incre

Plans for a £33.8 million leisure-led development at West Kinfauns, Perthshire, have been given the green light at a full meeting of Perth and Kinross Council. Plant hire company Morris Leslie, which has its headquarters on the West Kinfauns site, has secured planning permission in principle f

An investigation into the alleged mis-selling of leaseholds by Barratt Homes has been closed by the UK competition watchdog after it found “insufficient” evidence against the housebuilder. Four of the UK’s biggest housebuilders came under scrutiny from the Competitio

A man rescued from a collapsed makeshift tunnel near the Vatican has been arrested on suspicion of attempting an elaborate bank heist. Italian police believe that the man and three others were attempting to dig a tunnel into a nearby bank, the BBC reports.

The team behind the proposed new tourist development on the banks of Loch Lomond remain encouraged by community support after well-known local figures voiced their support for the plans. Despite a campaign against the proposal, which the Lomond Banks team said is "based on v

The building previously known as Tay House, which uniquely crosses the M8 motorway in Glasgow, is set for a full rebrand and £3 million refurbishment, and has already signed up new tenants. London & Scottish Property Investment Management (LSPIM), on behalf of Regional REIT, has begun the

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) has named Douglas Morrison as its new deputy CEO, supporting the innovation centre’s commitment to accelerating sustainable transformation across the built environment. The newly created leadership position reflects BE-ST’s increas

MGAC | RLF, the global cost and project management consultancy, has appointed Colin Meharg to its Glasgow office as director and project management lead. With over 25 years of industry experience, Colin has been involved in major capital projects for clients within the higher education, healthcare,

Five of the architectural team at Oberlanders, including three in Edinburgh and one in Inverness, have achieved promotions. Lise Wisen (Edinburgh) and Tasos Rozos (Oxford) have been promoted to associate.

Glasgow-based construction and manufacturing business CCG (Scotland) has welcomed 19 new trade apprentices, taking the total number employed across its group of companies to 59. The apprentices started their industry-recognised, four-year programmes in August across joinery, bricklaying, plumbing, f