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Colliers has welcomed Craig McDonald to its Glasgow office as head of business space lease advisory in Scotland. Craig has joined Colliers from CBRE, where he was head of lease consultancy, Scotland, and in his new role will be responsible for running Colliers’ Scottish Business Space Lease Ad

Colliers director Andy Holtby is to return to his Scottish roots with a move to the firm's Project & Building Consultancy (PBC) team in Edinburgh. Andy’s relocation this month is followed by the hiring of senior surveyor Alan McIntosh and graduate surveyor Benji Travis.

While investment volumes in Scotland's real estate sector during Q2 only reached £370 million, the full H1 total of £930m is 20% ahead of the corresponding 2024 figure, the latest Scotland Snapshot from Colliers has revealed. The £370m invested in Q2 was down on the Q1 figure of &p

Construction has now started on 105,000 sq ft of prime industrial and logistics space at Shawhead Point in Coatbridge.

Scotland’s capital continues to dominate the UK hotel market, securing the first position in the 2025 Colliers UK Hotel Market Index.

Scotland’s capital city has once again ranked first in Colliers’ Top UK Residential Investment Cities report – securing the top spot for the third consecutive analysis.

Scotland's hotel sector is experiencing a surge in investment, with Q3 2024 figures having reached £110 million, a 150% increase on the five-year quarterly average of £44m, according to Colliers. This brings the year-to-date total to £200 million, an 18% rise compared to 2023. Coll

In line with the wider global slowdown, investment into Scottish commercial real estate saw a significant decline in 2023 according to Colliers’ latest Scottish Snapshot.

Investment into Scottish commercial property reached £330 million in Q3, around 33% below the five-year quarterly average of £500m according to Colliers’ latest Scottish Snapshot.

Three new recruits have joined Colliers Project & Building Consultancy team enhancing its building surveying and energy & sustainability services for clients. George Cunningham has joined as a director in the Birmingham office as part of the mechanical & electrical services team, while T

In the second quarter of 2023, Scottish commercial property experienced a surge in investment, reaching £320 million, according to Colliers' Scotland Snapshot. This is a significant rise from the £250m of Q1, yet it remains 35% lower than the five-year quarterly average of £490m. T

The commercial real estate market in Scotland started 2023 on a sluggish note, with only £250 million worth of transactions, a sharp drop from the five-year quarterly average of £550m, according to a recent report by Colliers.

In 2022, Scotland's hotel market showed considerable strength, with Edinburgh retaining the top position in Colliers' 2023 UK Hotel Market Index, joined by Inverness and Glasgow in the top ten.

Commercial property company HFD has acquired 4 Bell Drive — an industrial building at Hamilton International Park — in a deal valued at £4.5 million.

Changes to permitted development rights (PDRs) in Scotland coming into effect today could revitalise Scottish town centres, says commercial real estate firm Colliers. The changes which will allow shops (subject to restrictions) to be converted to office accommodation, restaurants or cafes without th