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Glasgow city council has agreed to exercise its right of pre-emption over The Legacy Hub, in Dalmarnock, meaning that it can buy back the former council-owned land and Hub building from administrators. In 2014, the council and a number of other funders supporting a new community initiative, sold the

Council planners have recommended that plans for around 300 council homes in Aberdeen should go ahead. Planners gave the nod to a revised proposal from First Endeavour LLP to build 283 flats at Wellshead Road in Dyce across four five-storey blocks, the Press & Journal reports

The iconic Woolmanhill Hospital complex in Aberdeen has been sold to local property developer CAF Properties, which has just received full planning and listed building consent to transform the A-listed Simpson Pavilion building into a 52-bedroom luxury hotel.

Next month members of the public will get the chance to see how the new Jedburgh Intergenerational Community Campus is progressing. The project is taking part in Open Doors Day on Thursday 21 March, when the site will be opened up to the public.

Following a report from Citizens Advice Scotland, SNP MSP Clare Haughey is leading calls for the UK government to streamline the complaints process for their flagship energy-saving scheme, the Green Deal. Dubbed the 'biggest home improvement programme since the Second World War' when it was lau

Governments in Edinburgh and London need to deliver a new drive to stop big businesses paying their smaller suppliers unacceptably late, according to the Federation of Small Businesses. Ahead of the Spring Statement next month, FSB’s new Fair Pay, Fair Play campaign calls on the UK Government

A public consultation has been launched seeking feedback on plans to build social housing on the site of the former East Dunbartonshire Council headquarters.

New research suggests that 51 per cent of homeowners regularly tip tradespeople, while the rest refuse.

RICS has announced some of Scotland’s most impressive built environment projects, with the publication of the RICS Awards 2019 shortlist.

Hillcrest Housing Association has received a go-ahead from Dundee councillors for a new 130-home development at Ellengowan Drive. The social housing landlord plans to demolish the existing 128 cottage flats on the site to make way for 39 houses and 91 flats.

PBA, now part of Stantec, has recently appointed Graeme Bruce as director M&E to continue the growth of its buildings team in Scotland. He will work closely with the existing M&E and Structures teams in Scotland and other regions to promote our successful multidisciplinary services and

South Ayrshire Council has set a date for work to begin on a new Glenburn Primary School and St Ninian's Primary School in Prestwick in July 2020 with completion in December 2021. Construction of the new campus which will feature state-of-the-art learning environments, interactive play are

North Lanarkshire Council has launched a consultation on the region’s proposed Local Development Plan. The plan includes profiles for each area of North Lanarkshire with information on each, the proposed sites for development and any regeneration sites or transport projects.

Metering and energy services business Energy Assets Group (EAG) has announced that from 1st February 2019, all of its utility network design and construction operations will be rebranded as Energy Assets Utilities (EAU). As a result of the brand strategy, Future Energy Group (FEG), which w

International engineering federation the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) has secured a major agreement with the World Bank that will see the international funding organisation adopt the use of six FIDIC standard contracts for the next five years. Under the terms of the agree