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The Scottish Government must issue a clear statement of intent on the need to deliver 25,000 new homes of all tenures each year and mandate public agencies to work in partnership with developers across sectors to achieve this, according to Homes for Scotland (HFS). The trade body said this would gen

Housebuilder Avant Homes has appointed Holly Richardson to the newly created role of area marketing manager as it looks to further strengthen its marketing function across its five regions. Holly Richardson joins the company with more than 18 years’ experience in marketing across a mixture of

Glasgow-based residential architecture start-up HOKO, is set to begin an ambitious UK expansion plan after securing £400,000 from investors. The funding will allow the technology-enabled architecture platform to begin a major recruitment drive in a struggling sector.

The ground has been broken on South Lanarkshire Council’s latest new-build housing site in Cambuslang.

Fraser Mitchell writes about proposed technical changes to Scottish Planning Policy and the relevant Scottish Government consultation. In July, the Scottish Government published a consultation on what it describes as a “technical amendment” to Scottish Planning Policy (SPP). The consulta

Plans have been submitted for a block of flats in Cathcart in Glasgow's South Side. An application has been submitted to Glasgow City Council seeking permission in principle to build the flats at the junction of Newlands Road and Tankerland Road.

Councillors in Aberdeen have approved plans to convert empty floors of a Union Street building into flats. Developer First Flat will deliver seven flats, with a mix of two and three bedrooms, on the upper floors of 156 Union Street, replacing the existing roof to add an extra storey at the

Work is now under way on the latest new build council housing development planned for the site of the former Belhaven House care home in Wishaw.

Gartcosh Estates LLP, a joint venture between Fusion Assets Ltd and J. Smart & Co. (Contractors) Plc, has secured its first occupier, with the news that Unit One at the Gartcosh Industrial Park development has been let to DX Network Services.

A couple has completed Germany’s smallest house, converting a tiny century-old electricity substation into a weekend getaway with a gabled roof and a grand façade. Achim Schollenberger, an architect, and his partner, Simone Stiefel, worked for two years on the property, fitting a living

London & Scottish Developments, the development arm of London & Scottish Property Investment Management (LSPIM), has teamed up with GSS Developments to acquire a disused site on a former railway goods yard at Haymarket station for £1.62 million.

BAM Construction has appointed Mark Nicol as its new commercial director. The construction firm, currently behind major healthcare schemes in Greenock and Clydebank, as well as some of Scotland’s largest speculative office developments at Capital Square in Edinburgh and Atlantic Square i

Principal contractor Linear Design & Construct has been appointed to complete works at Lancefield Quay in Glasgow.

hub South West has recorded another "outstanding" performance in the year to 31 March 2020 with more than half a billion pounds of projects in construction and developments. As one of the five Scottish hub territories, hub South West brings a wide range of public sector bodies, including h

Euan Clark is to join the Contractors Legal Group (CLG) at the Joint Contractors Tribunal (JCT), the Scottish Building Federation (SBF) has confirmed. A commercial director at Ashleigh (Scotland) Limited, Mr Clark has been a director of SBF since earlier this year.