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The number of homes completed in Scotland reached the highest annual total since 2008 after an 18% increase in new build homes, new figures have shown.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is planning a drastic change to rules governing company boards which will place more responsibility on directors to vouch for the integrity of their financial controls.

Timber distribution and processing firm National Timber Group has underlined its commitment to investing in Scotland after almost doubling the size of its operation in Grangemouth and revealing further growth plans. The Forth Valley timber processing plant has become the national production centre f

Julie Scott-Gilroy, an associate at Morton Fraser, has been accredited as a specialist in construction law by the Law Society of Scotland. Ms Scott-Gilroy acts for a variety of clients including employers (private and public), contractors, sub-contractors, consultants and insurers. Her recent w

As chartered surveyor John Albiston prepares for retirement, the senior partner at DM Hall talks about his career and changes in his time while serving his local property market in the Highlands. The Scottish poet and dramatist James Thomson pictured the cessation of working life as:

Over 40 ex-nurses of the former Sunnyside Royal Hospital near Montrose visited the iconic site on Friday to tour the grounds one last time and cut the turf to mark Sunnyside’s new lease of life as a housing development. During their visit around the grounds of the estate, overlooked by the his

More new homes for Glasgow’s East End are under way as Thenue Housing’s 40th anniversary year draws to a close. (from left) Charles Turner, Allan Callaghan and Eleanor Derbyshire  

Councillors will be asked to agree an options appraisal for Peebles High School to help decide the long-term plans for the site.

As Robroyston Station Opens to the public, Doig+Smith celebrates the successful delivery of its first major rail project.

A group of councillors and senior managers from Angus Council visited the sites of the two new purpose-built early learning and childcare centres in Carnoustie and Forfar to see their construction progress.

Scottish Water’s successful approach to construction productivity and efficiency was recognised this week when the team won the Supply Chain Excellence category in the 2019 Utility Week Awards.

LCN Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Sir Ian Wood House in Altens, Aberdeen for circa £80 million.

An ancient Sicilian hamlet in Bivona, surrounded by peach and olive groves has joined the list of Italian towns fighting depopulation by selling houses for €1 each.

Property developer Summix Capital Ltd has lodged plans for the development of new office accommodation at 179 Canongate, Edinburgh.

Kier Group has announced the appointment of chartered accountant Matthew Lester as chairman with effect from 1 January 2020. Philip Cox announced in September he will stand down as chairman and from the board as the construction and infrastructure services company reported a “disappointing fin