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A Glasgow flat owner who claimed the factor for her building had failed to obtain the best possible insurance rate has succeeded in appeal before the Upper Tribunal for Scotland.

Listed housebuilder Persimmon has said it is trading in line with expectations as demand for new homes continues to outstrip supply. In a trading update for the period from 1 January 2022 to date, the group reported an "encouraging" start to the year with private average weekly sales rates running a

Architects, designers, specifiers, and developers are invited to join a series of Transforming Timber webinars supported by Wood for Good and the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, to learn how to make the most of the many benefits of using wood for the health and wellbeing of occupants in th

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has set out its vision for how heritage can be the keystone of Scotland’s green recovery with the publication of its Green Recovery Statement for the historic environment yesterday.  The historic environment sector, and the traditional materials, constr

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Sovereign Centros On Behalf Of St Enoch Trustee Company Ltd

A couple whose "golf-course-view" home was repeatedly struck by golf balls has won nearly £4 million after a court ruled the neighbouring country club should have done more to protect them. As many as 651 golf balls struck the property of Erik and Athina Tenczar, who live next to the 15th hole

Perth's Station Hotel is set to be redeveloped after signing a partnership agreement with the Radisson Hotel Group. A multi-million pound programme of refurbishments will bring the hotel to the standards of the Radisson Blu franchise, the Perthshire News reports.

Aberdeenshire councillors have approved proposals to build Scotland's largest solar farm on a 260-acre site near St Fergus. The 50 megawatt project led by Irish-based Elgin Energy would be the biggest ever built in Scotland, and one of the largest solar projects in the whole of the UK. Over its life

Construction company Balfour Beatty has worked with environmental consultants Ironside Farrar to develop an innovative new tree protection system for the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).

Sandy and James Easdale, the brothers who own McGill's Buses, have announced plans for a £20 million development of the former Watt Brothers department store in Glasgow, which they hope to turn into a boutique hotel. The two have lodged plans with Glasgow City Council for the redevelopment of

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Glenrath Farms Ltd

Aberdeen Arts Centre (AAC) has unveiled a £1 million redevelopment plan which includes an overhaul of the exterior of its iconic grade A listed building.

Air conditioning specialist company Coolair Equipment Limited has announced a new hire to head-up expansion into Scotland and North East England. The company, headquartered in Manchester with offices in Maidstone and the Midlands, will establish a permanent base in Newcastle headed-up by senior sale

Caledonia Housing Association has secured a uniquely structured £75 million Private Placement, with support from NatWest, to further its commitment to both building sustainable housing and becoming a carbon-neutral organisation. Caledonia intends to use the proceeds from the transaction to con

Taylor Wimpey has confirmed that construction of homes at its new Greenlaw Mains development in Penicuik has now started to provide 221 new homes off Belwood Road in the popular Midlothian town.