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Police are on the hunt for a green-fingered burglar who mowed his victim's front and back gardens before fleeing.

Some of Scotland’s longest standing vacant and derelict sites will be transformed into affordable housing, community gardens and places of enterprise and learning by awards from a £50 million programme. Ten schemes will share more than £5m from the low carbon Vacant and Derelict La

The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, is providing funding to a Dundee-based thermal imaging company IRT to allow them to develop and use AI to reduce heat loss in homes and support Scotland's net-zero strategy.

The third development launched to market by Webster Homes will be its most sustainable to date, the Kinross-based housebuilder has revealed.

A 12-week public consultation has been launched today on Phase 2 of the Scottish Government’s permitted development rights (PDR) review.

Kingdom Housing Association’s award-winning regeneration of Fraser Avenue in Inverkeithing has reached a key milestone with the completion of the second phase of the development. Winning the Affordable Large Housing Development of the Year Award at the Scottish Home Awards 2020, Phase 1 of the

The supply of new homes delivered in Scotland fell by a third in one year to reach the lowest total in eight years as the Covid-19 pandemic took its toll on the housebuilding sector, official figures have found.

MIXED USE and NON-RESIDENTIAL Applicant: Colhoun Estates (Cambuslang) Ltd

An independent review of the role of incineration in Scotland has recommended that no further planning permission should be granted to incineration infrastructure unless it is balanced by an equal or greater closure of capacity.

Shoosmiths has appointed three partners across its real estate teams in Glasgow and Edinburgh.  Ian McCann, previously with CMS has joined the Edinburgh office as a construction partner while Lyndsey O’Connor has joined the Glasgow office as a real estate partner from Dentons. Lauren Mill

CITB has marked Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May 2022) with a pledge to continue its support to training and understanding. A study compiled by the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and CITB highlighted the toll poor mental health is taking. The research showed 26% of construction worke

QTS Group and East Ayrshire Council are looking for enthusiastic young people, aged 18 to 24 years, to join Scotland’s first Rail Skills Academy. The Academy, which is being delivered by QTS Training and funded through the council's Young Person Guarantee programme, will help to combat the ski

Two members of the Tilbury Douglas team have completed a skydive to raise money and awareness of mental health issues in the construction industry.

Civil engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction is celebrating 75 years in Scotland having completed over 1GW of windfarms, enough to power 750,000 homes in the country. The contractor is currently on site on a number of strategically important, high-profile infrastructure and renewab

An Aberdeen-based charity that provides day and residential support to over 95 children and young people with learning disabilities and complex additional support needs has submitted plans to redevelop the Camphill Bookshop into a new social enterprise hub. Camphill School Aberdeen wants to sho