Covid-19

More than £78 million is to be invested into the construction sector as part of a new Return to Work package to help stimulate Scotland’s economy following the coronavirus pandemic.

Government guidance on the return of children to preschool education settings promotes the increased use of outdoor learning spaces to provide valuable education to infants, whilst providing the required distance between ‘cohorts’ or ‘bubbles’ of pupils. Holmes Miller has bee

Andrew Hill, lease advisory partner at Knight Frank's Edinburgh office, details the importance of collaboration between landlords and tenants during the coronavirus crisis. Times of extreme economic pressure tend to place a strain on business relationships. In the COVID-19 crisis we currently face,

An engaging animation by the Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has proved such a success that it has been adapted and released by other major organisations across the UK and Europe.

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has extended its wide-ranging consultation on the future of the sector to the whole Scottish construction industry.

The UK Government has written to elected mayors and local business leaders in England to call for "shovel-ready" project ideas to enable short-term job creation and kick-start the economy.

Works will be restarting on council house build projects throughout the Highlands and the restoration of two iconic buildings following Scottish Government guidance on returning to construction sites in Scotland, the local authority has confirmed.

Output in the UK construction sector fell by 40.1% in April compared to the month before, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) data.

The Construction Industry Coronavirus Forum (CICV Forum) has welcomed two new member organisations to its ever-growing ranks as interest grows in its collective effort to support the construction sector.

SELECT president Kevin Griffin has praised the remarkable way in which construction trade and professional associations have stepped up to the plate to protect members’ interests during the coronavirus crisis. The head of the influential electrotechnical association said the bodies have made e

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signalled a return to construction work on sites in Scotland as industry moves to the next phase of its restart plan.

Since lockdown, construction industry leaders have been working with government and a broad range of stakeholders on an industry-specific re-start plan which incorporates safe operating guidance for construction sites.

West Calder-based Mulholland Plant Services has kept moving during the current crisis after securing financial support from Bank of Scotland.

Following the reopening of the housing market in England May 13, the May 2020 RICS Residential Market Survey unsurprisingly saw a slight improvement in the outlook for sales over the coming twelve months across the UK as a whole.

Landlords of private rented homes and their agents are urging the Scottish Government to consider the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Scotland’s ongoing efforts to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland’s private rented homes.