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Self-builders who are unable to access standard bank lending can now apply for a loan of up to £175,000 to help with the development costs of their home. The Self-Build Loan Fund reopens for applications on Monday 21 November and aims to support the delivery of good quality and energy efficien

A plumber working in an Edinburgh flat was astonished to find a 135-year-old message in a bottle under the floorboards. Peter Allan cut a hole in the floor of a flat in Morningside when he discovered the whisky bottle complete with a rolled-up note.

Just over £1.9 million in additional funding has been secured to allow work on replacing the Leven Railway Bridge to get underway soon. Fife Council’s Cabinet Committee has approved the use of the extra funds from the council’s Future Construction Inflation budget after hearing the

The fundraising campaign supporting the work to redesign Paisley’s museum into a world-class visitor destination is celebrating after passing the milestone of £1m of funding secured.

Blackridge and St Mary's Early Years Centres in West Lothian and Castlebrae Community Campus in Edinburgh, both delivered by Hub South East, scooped top accolades at this week's Learning Places Scotland Awards. The ceremony was held at the end of day one of the Learning Places Scotland Conference in

The importance of emotional wellbeing for construction workers in the North East was the focus of a recent Cala Homes Subcontractor Seminar.

Faithful+Gould has been recognised as the top education consultant in Scotland in this year’s Learning Places Scotland awards.

SP Energy Networks is urging construction workers to be careful onsite and ‘Plan Ahead, Look Around’ after over 70 serious electrical incidents were reported in the past year.

Savills has recently expanded its Savills Earth team with the appointment of Chris Phillips, who joins as an associate in energy based in the Perth office. Chris has over 11 years of experience in pre-planning utilities statements and engagement with utility networks to deliver electricity, gas, wat

Internal glass specialist Indeglås has been appointed by Sir Robert McAlpine to design and construct a seven-storey internal atrium at its Haymarket Edinburgh project.

Plans for more than 80 homes in Erskine have been approved by Renfrewshire councillors.

A decision into plans to demolish a former social work base and deliver 12 affordable apartments in Cranhill has been delayed by Glasgow City Council.

Another new North Lanarkshire Council housing development is now on site in Ravenscraig following a sod-cutting ceremony at Ravenscliff Road.

Cruden Building Scotland has been appointed as a leading contractor for new build housing in Scotland by Link Group.

An Edinburgh shop ordered to replace its purple frontage with a "dull grey" has launched a petition to keep its colourful façade. The owner of House of Boë, a gin shop on South Queensferry High Street, was ordered to restore the original grey which was replaced with the bright purple in