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To protect customers, the UK government has introduced a new code of practice and ombudsman scheme applying to all private buyers of new homes for owner-occupation anywhere in the UK. Finlay Campbell explains the details. The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB), an independent body established by Westmin

Edinburgh-based developers Whiteburn Projects is set to host its second public consultation on Wednesday 10 August 2022 to provide a further update to the local community of its plans for a residential development on land accessed from Stow Road in the north of Lauder.

The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) are hosting a workshop on its recently launched Call Off Service. The workshop is designed to give partners a detailed overview of the service, distinguish the benefits to a partner organisation and provide partners with an opportunity to raise any questions i

CWA (Caledonia Water Alliance) has hailed the completion of its £4.6 million water main project in Oban as a "huge success". Nearly two miles of new pipes have been laid in an operation that also saw a tunnel bored under an important railway line to upgrade the town’s water supply.

The number of Scottish businesses registering with the Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool has increased by over 30% to 800 since the pipeline’s last update in January 2022.

A window and glass manufacturer owned by Sandy and James Easdale has won a court battle against a Greenock-based window installer after it failed to fulfil a purchasing contract agreed between the companies. Inverclyde Windows Manufacturing Ltd entered into a legally binding agreement to exclusively

Aberdeenshire architectural practice and planning consultancy Lippe Architects + Planners has revealed it has been called to work on projects with a total value exceeding £50 million this year so far. Since the start of the year, the ten-strong multidisciplinary team has experienced an upturn

Clark Contracts has been awarded a second consecutive Order of Distinction in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)’s Health and Safety Awards 2022. To receive the Order of Distinction, Clark Contracts demonstrated excellent occupational health and safety management systems

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) has called on the UK government to work with the industry to ease the burden on companies after 71% of roofing and cladding contractors said they feel that the survival of their business is being threatened by price inflation and soari

A 15-strong team from The JR Group took part in a British Heart Foundation CPR training event at its Paisley HQ in a bid to ensure they are equipped with essential life-saving skills. The UK-based heart charity offered the training session to those not trained in first aid within the business, follo

A businessman and high-profile football sponsor has claimed that he ran up a £20k electricity bill in order to prove his wealth following claims he had run out of money. Hugh Clarke took over the Sizzlers fish and chip shop in Airdrie in May 2020 but shut it down less than three mont

The latest planning appeals figures released by the Scottish Government show that the correct decisions are not being made at a local level, according to Homes for Scotland. The Planning and Environmental Appeals Division’s annual report shows that 164 local authority planning decisions out of

Paul Kelly argues that more collaboration and regular communications with planning authorities is required to get projects moving. It’s no surprise to me that the number of affordable homes started in the last quarter has decreased significantly from the same period last year. For private sale

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Families in England and Wales who want to take legal action over housing disrepair claims will have to try mediation before they can go to court, under new proposals revealed by the government.