Edinburgh

The City of Edinburgh Council marked the start of construction on a new affordable housing development with a ceremonial sod-cutting event last week.

Infrastructure supplier FOR EV has officially launched a major EV charging hub in Edinburgh. Located in Seafield Retail and Trade Park, just a five-minute drive from Leith, the new hub provides a prime charging destination for EV drivers and shoppers travelling to and from the north of the city.

Prime city centre office rents in Edinburgh are rising at their fastest rate in nearly a decade, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

A planning application for the proposed refurbishment of the Calton Square office building, currently home to Baillie Gifford, has been submitted to the City of Edinburgh Council by Ardstone Capital on behalf of the building owners. The vision for Calton Square is to create a best-in-class office bu

Dean and Cauvin Young People’s Trust – Scotland’s oldest children’s charity – has announced the opening of its new custom-built house in north Edinburgh for Edinburgh’s care-experienced young people.

The project to build new high quality student accommodation in Haymarket Yards in Edinburgh passed a major milestone as Ogilvie Construction recently completed the structural steel framework of the building.

Tenants of Muirhouse Housing Association in Edinburgh are to benefit from new doors and windows in a £1.5 million boost for their homes. Work has recently begun on the large-scale project which will take place over the next five years across approximately 185 homes and common stairwells.

A hotel development within Edinburgh’s New Town Conservation Area has been granted planning permission.

The Royal High School Preservation Trust (RHSPT) has received planning permission from the City of Edinburgh Council for its multi-million-pound redevelopment of the Thomas Hamilton Building on Regents Road.

Revised plans for a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) development in the Canonmills area of Edinburgh have been approved. 

Work to refurbish 78 former army HQ homes in Edinburgh is due to start.

Glasgow-based building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland) has been appointed to a £59 million mixed-use development in Edinburgh by Graham. Located on Abbey Lane in Meadowbank, ‘Burnet Point’ is a residential development comprising 298 student beds for accommodation provider Uni

A piece of public art will be commissioned by the City of Edinburgh Council as part of the development of Granton gasholder park.

New plans have been brought forward for more than 80 homes overlooking Edinburgh Harbour. The application for a site at the major marina development is a separate but similar proposal to one that was earlier rejected.

More Edinburgh occupiers decided to "stay put" rather than taking new office space during the second quarter of 2024, with regears outpacing new leases, according to figures from Knight Frank.