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The Scottish Government’s chief planner John McNairney and minister for local government, housing and planning Kevin Stewart have today issued a letter in relation to implications for Scotland's planning system as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and the resultant need for social distancin

Work to transform the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) in Glasgow to house a temporary NHS Scotland hospital is now under way with four main contractors involved.

Barratt Homes West Scotland has lodged an appeal against Stirling Council’s refusal for 265 new homes to be built in Cambusbarron.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced further action to support firms affected by the coronavirus crisis by bolstering business interruption loans for small businesses and announcing a new scheme for larger companies. To maximise the support available, the Chancellor is extending the CBILS so that al

The Cruden Group has responded to a call for help to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) to frontline care workers.

James Donaldson & Sons (JDS) has achieved its fundraising target of £53,945 for its charity partner Maggie’s. The group embarked on the fundraising campaign in June 2019 with a target to raise £50,000 and expected it to span twelve to eighteen months, but as a result of the tea

RICS has begun providing a low-value construction adjudication service to give UK SMEs a simple and cost-effective procedure that will make solving disputes more accessible and quicker for lower value claims.

The training arm of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced, following discussions with the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), that it is suspending the delivery of End Point Assessments (EPA) for apprentices during the coronavirus pandemic.  EPAs include a pract

The Queen has won a planning battle to gain permission for a hydroelectric turbine on her land at Balmoral.

Plans to transform the New Look store on Edinburgh’s Princes Street into a restaurant and hotel extension have been given the green light. Premier Inn owner Whitbread will expand its existing hotel into the adjacent retail unit to create 59 new rooms and a 387 sqm ground floor restaurant.

Amey has updated its policy on sick pay for self-isolating workers after the firm’s previous description of COVID-19 as “less severe” than influenza was revealed by unions. In an email to negotiators at the GMB union, Simon Schumann-Davies, head of human resources in Amey’s h

Network Rail has committed to immediate invoice payments for suppliers in a move set to give thousands of British firms a vital boost to their cashflow during the coronavirus crisis.

Executive directors at Taylor Wimpey have agreed to cancel their bonuses and planned salary increase to enable the housebuilder to conserve cash amid the coronavirus crisis.

Britain's mortgage lenders have dramatically increased their loan-to-value deposits for house purchases with Halifax and Barclays among those seeking 40% down-payments to fund buyers amid rising expectations of a housing crash. 

Emergency legislation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been welcomed by the Scottish Property Federation (SPF). Having gained unanimous support from MSPs yesterday, the Coronavirus (Scotland) Bill supports and complements the Coronavirus Act 2020, passed by the UK&nb