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The construction industry has welcomed a return to upward activity levels following a 2.9% decline in December 2020.

Work on an innovative outdoor learning setting for pre-school children gets underway at Aberdeen’s Duthie Park later this month, the local authority announced today. Preparatory work will commence on March 29 at the park’s East Lodge which will be the hub for the project which will see t

Work has started on a new Aberdeen City Council housing development which will provide 92 homes including a mixture of flats and wheelchair-designed flats being constructed to the Gold Standard for construction.

Alan Gordon, senior partner of DM Hall Chartered Surveyors, discusses how the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine will help boost the Scottish property market. As the socially-distanced queues snake round the block at vaccination centres across Scotland, there is a general acceptance that a shot in the

The Scottish Government is to help fund safety improvements and repair works at up to 20 ports and harbours that have lost income from landing fees due to the disruption caused by Brexit thanks to a £1.8 million fund. The support includes £180,000 to install shore power for the

The Ministry of Defence has invested over £1 million to expand the floorspace at the RAF Lossiemouth Childcare Centre to ensure all current users have COVID compliant facilities.

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) recently reported that interest from potential property buyers in Scotland was down during February, however, ESPC agents across the southern half of Scotland are reporting the opposite with significant buyer demand and enquiries for homes.

A surveyor has been banned for five years after failing to provide adequate accounting records and not complying with tax obligations.

South Ayrshire is to benefit from Scotland’s largest social modular housing development which will deliver much-needed new affordable housing by Autumn 2022. The £9.8 million project is being delivered by Irvine Housing Association (part of the Riverside Group) and Connect Modular, a div

Clyde Valley Housing Association is to acquire a derelict bingo hall to deliver 23 new social homes in Hamilton. The move was agreed by South Lanarkshire Council’s executive committee after it heard that the poor condition of the building would add £300,000 to the development costs &ndas

Work is set to begin on a new affordable housing development located on the site of the former Lairdsland Primary School in Kirkintilloch.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 85% of construction firms say they feel positive about their prospects for the year ahead, according to a new survey from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group has delivered £9 billion to the UK's social housing sector in three years. Since 2018, the bank has provided £9bn of funding to the UK’s social housing sector, outstripping its original £2.25bn funding commitment by £6.75bn ov

Plans are progressing for a new activity centre on the banks of the canal in Clydebank.

Tarmac has become the first major cement manufacturer in the UK to move to 50% recycled plastic in its packaging with the roll out of new all-weather, fully recyclable hybrid bags.