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Independent consulting engineer Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) has secured a significant contract at a major development site near Ayr which, in its initial phase, could provide 750 new homes. DBA has been instructed by Allanvale Land Investments to provide key transportation, road and bridge engi

Now is the time to consider the role of Modern Methods of Construction in the future of the construction sector, says partner Ian Atkinson and solicitor Ryan Lavers at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson. The construction sector is fundamentally important to the UK economy. Often cited as the barome

Housebuilder Bellway has predicted that sales activity will be “severely constrained” until the coronavirus restrictions are lifted after reporting a 69% drop in weekly home reservations during lockdown.

North Lanarkshire Council has added further sites for new build homes, awarded new contracts to take forward more developments and outlined housing plans for villages and town centres as it drives forward its plans to deliver 5,000 new council homes across the region.

The coronavirus crisis will have a significant impact on the Scottish commercial property market, but it will also see more investors look for off-market deals in 2020, according to Knight Frank. The independent real estate consultancy said that, despite the challenges and investment caution brought

Home Fix Scotland is celebrating a significant milestone with the unveiling of its newly branded fleet.

Plans by the billionaire ruler of Dubai to build a lodge at his Highland retreat have been refused by Highland councillors.

The principal contractor behind the £350 million Aberdeen harbour expansion has withdrawn from the project, citing the coronavirus crisis as well as "other factors” for the decision.

Barclays has confirmed that it will drop the 'Buchanan' name from its major River Clyde development in Glasgow over concerns with its connection to the slave trade. A district on the south bank of the River Clyde, where Barclays' new northern European hub and more than 300 flats are being constructe

The developer behind Glasgow’s largest single office building is implementing a series of health and wellbeing measures that will see the development reflect the new post-COVID-19 reality of working life. With human touch identified as a major factor in transmission, all the ‘touch-point

Coronavirus has caused significant delay to numerous projects across the UK. But what if it is critical that a project still completes by a specified date such as a school or student accommodation? As steps are made to move out of lockdown, parties may seek to accelerate works. What is an accel

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has progressed plans for a new £64.3 million state-of-the-art health and care centre for the North East of Glasgow.

North Ayrshire Council’s £60 million plans to build a new education and community campus in Ardrossan have been given the final go-ahead from the Scottish Government.

The next Scottish Government has been urged to commit to delivering 53,000 affordable homes over the duration of the next parliament to reduce housing need, tackle child poverty and kick-start the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

On June 3, the Court of Session handed down a landmark judgment in the case of Gladman Developments Limited v Scottish Ministers in which it upheld the use of the ‘tilted balance’ in cases where there is a shortfall in the housing land supply. Burges Salmon’s Scottish planning and