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Two separate affordable housing developments on Orkney are among 16 projects to receive money in the latest round of grants from the Scottish Land Fund.

CALA Homes (West) has embarked on a partnership with a high-end furniture brand to bring a new dimension to selected showhomes across its portfolio across the West of Scotland.

Architecture practice Foster + Partners has been sharing new activities for children to take part in while staying at home.

The City of Edinburgh Council has begun the search for a development partner for the creation of a new mixed-use neighbourhood at Meadowbank.

An appeal against a ruling to reject a legal challenge to the granting of planning permission for a residential development near Ardencaple House had been dismissed.

A company that was formed to complete a development of 55 residential apartments at a site near the Portobello Kilns in Edinburgh, has had its petition to amend a Deed of Conditions.

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.

Two of the UK’s largest suppliers of rolled lead have admitted to taking part in anti-competitive arrangements and could face fines of more than £11 million.

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.

Mast Architects and Ashleigh Scotland have submitted plans to build 28 sheltered accommodation flats in Largs.

The University of Dundee has withdrawn its planning request for the demolition of historic tenement buildings in a bid to address concerns from a heritage body and the local authority. Plans had been submitted to Dundee City Council in March to bulldoze the four-storey block at 16-18 Airlie Place to

Construction work on a development of 45 new affordable homes on the site of the former Lockerbie Academy is now under way.

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

Scotland’s reliance on the speculative private development model will not help to achieve the level of new homes needed or help build more affordable homes and the whole system requires fundamental reform, according to the Scottish Land Commission.

Houses built in Burdiehouse on the outskirts of Edinburgh have been classed as ‘accessible rural’ under the Scottish Government Affordable Housing Supply Programme, according to data supplied to Rural Housing Scotland (RHS).