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Law firm Brodies LLP has appointed three lawyers to its planning law practice. Sarah Stewart joins Brodies as a senior associate and will be based in Aberdeen. With more than 14 years' experience, Sarah specialises in planning issues for the housebuilding sector.

A project which could move over 500,000 tonnes of timber out of Rannoch Forest by rail has taken a major step forward.

Regeneration business Peel L&P and Clyde Mission, led by the Scottish Government, will provide substantial funds towards the repairs of the iconic Finnieston Crane, following the agreed sale to community interest company Big Cran Co.

Trade unionists who were imprisoned for their role in the 1972 builders' strike have been exonerated by the Court of Appeal in London nearly half a century later. The "Shrewsbury 24" were arrested five months after the strike and charged with over 200 offences including unlawful assembly, intimidati

BAM Nuttall and design consultants Sweco have won a tender for a new ten-year partnership to take forward an ambitious programme to modernise the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research stations. Commissioned by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), this new partnership provides the framework

Property development and construction group Cruden is set to rebrand its Hart Builders division as Cruden Building to further align with and strengthen the Cruden brand name.

The Scottish Government has announced that the Royal Town Planning Institute Scotland (RTPI Scotland) will be an early delivery partner for its Digital Planning transformation programme.

Ayrshire Housing has lodged a planning application for 22 houses at Queen’s Terrace on the edge of Maybole.

Bellway Homes Ltd (Scotland West) is celebrating after the company retained its five-star status with the Home Builders Federation (HBF) for the fifth successive year. Bellway was named in the HBF’s annual list of the housebuilders most highly rated by their customers.

Construction work has commenced on 71 homes at Miller Homes’ new development at Bertha Park in Perth. The project off Geddes Avenue will comprise of a mix of three, four and five-bedroom homes and becomes the first development in the East of Scotland to boast a full portfolio of Mill

Stewart Milne Group, the home builder and timber systems manufacturer, has been awarded the 2021 Gold Award for customer satisfaction across all its UK regions for the third consecutive year. The awards, run by specialist market research company In House Research, carried out customer surveys and fo

West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) has engaged Turner Services to deliver its reactive and void maintenance contract. Turner Services will start to deliver the three-year contract from April 1 and will continue to deliver high levels of service to WSHA tenants and customers it has 

The Scottish Government should carry out a review of planning policy and practice to ensure that the concept of 20 minute neighbourhoods becomes a golden thread running through the planning system, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said. It comes as Scotland embarks on efforts to rebuild

Housebuilder Barratt Developments Scotland has pledged to support the nation’s recovery from the pandemic with a £57,500 investment in employability and education. Eight charities spanning the length and breadth of Scotland have been selected to receive a share of the funds, which aim to

Barclays is issuing a scams warning focused on the 26,525 property and construction companies based in Scotland. Data released by the bank has revealed that scams targeting businesses increased by almost a third (31%) in January and February, when compared with last year.