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The Scottish Government has added another £2 million to the Self-Build Loan Fund, which supports self-builders unable to obtain mainstream self-build mortgage finance. Around £4m has already been allocated in loans, for 28 self-builds across Scotland.

Phase two of East Ayrshire Council's New Cumnock flood protection scheme is well underway.

Complete Weed Control, the Carluke-based ground maintenance specialist business, has won a year-long extension to its initial one-year contract to clear snow and grit roads within NHS Forth Valley’s extensive property portfolio which is spread throughout Stirlingshire and the surrounding area.

A chance connection has given a construction worker a second shot at his professional baseball dream. Last year, Jake Marshall thought his baseball career was over. The pandemic shut down the league he played with in California and he returned to Alexandria to set up a home construction business.

A historic Edinburgh brewery site is set for a new lease of life having been brought to the market.

An innovative online tool has been launched to provide the construction industry with greater clarity and understanding of future public sector construction projects to be delivered across Scotland.

Mott MacDonald has appointed Mark Baynham as director of roads for Scotland responsible for delivering projects and developing the consultancy’s offering throughout the country. A chartered civil engineer, Mark joins from the UK Government’s Cabinet Office and has 30 years of experience

The former Royal High School has been put on the open market by the City of Edinburgh Council for interested parties to submit development proposals in return for a long lease of the building.

Proposals to replace a number of office and other buildings owned by Midlothian Council in Dalkeith with new housing, retail and community space are to be considered as part of an initiative to regenerate the town centre. As a result of the pandemic, the council has seen a transformation in how it w

Heron Bros is to start work on a £8.2 million athletics facility in Ayr this month after being appointed as contractor by South Ayrshire Council.

Retailer John Lewis is preparing to become a major private landlord after unveiling plans to build 10,000 new homes on land it owns across the UK. The employee-owned business has identified space for 7,000 rental homes across its property portfolio. The homes, which will range from studio flats to f

Facilities engineering firm Edwin James Group is set to undertake the largest investment in learning and development in its history to support its plans for growth and address the industry skills gap. The company is launching a new EJ Academy programme of lifetime learning and opening a trainin

Pension funds could have an important role to play in providing a share of the investment necessary to build the supply of social housing required in Scotland, according to the Scottish Banking and Finance Group (SBFG).

Linsdays lawyer David Rose has said investment interest in Dundee will intensify as a result of the Eden Project's "ambitious" plans for the city. Mr Rose, a partner in the firm's commercial property team, said there is a feelgood factor fuelled by the Eden Project's investment plans and t

Independent property consultancy Galbraith has appointed former Johnston Carmichael chairman Andrew Shepherd as its new chair. Mr Shepherd is to succeed current chair Iain Russell in September this year.