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A building in Moscow where 50,000 people were sentenced to death under Stalin is at the centre of a dispute over plans to turn it into a perfume shop and restaurant.

Optimism in Scotland’s construction sector has weakened for the year ahead however workloads are holding firmer than other UK regions, according to a new survey.

Work is expected to begin before Christmas to build a new primary school and nursery in south Edinburgh after planning approval was granted yesterday.

Bovis Homes has agreed a share and cash deal for Galliford Try's housebuilding arm that values the business at £1.075 billion, creating one of the UK's top five home building groups. The deal to acquire Linden Homes and Galliford's Partnerships & Regeneration businesses will create a group

The first construction milestone has been reached at 177 Bothwell Street as the HFD Group project, set to be Glasgow’s largest single office building, begins to rise from the ground.

Persimmon has highlighted the progress of its drive to improve quality and customer care which has seen extra £140 million spent on work in progress during the first half of this year. The “substantial additional investment”, which follows criticism of construction standards by new

West Lothian Council is proposing to build a new £3 million complex care housing development at Cawburn Road, Pumpherston. The council executive approved plans for the proposed new project in June this year. This week, the council executive approved a new design layout for the complex followin

Construction law specialist Ross Taylor wonders if it’s now time for mandatory payment practices as the construction sector buckles under Brexit-driven worries. On 18 October 2019, the Office for National Statistics released the annual performance statistics for 2018, relative to the UK constr

A developer has lodged housing plans for a site in Kippen which was previously the subject of a withdrawn planning application by CALA Homes.

Property developer Big Top Productions intends to demolish a former pub in Glasgow city centre which was traditionally popular with Rangers fans to build new apartments. The developer intends to demolish the building on the Ropework Lane site, which previously traded as Anne Millers, in order t

Ahead of the Homes for Scotland annual conference, Nicola Barclay discusses the need for housing, the social and economic benefits of home building and the constraints facing the industry. For the first time since 2008 and the global recession, housing completions in Scotland have exceeded 20,000 pe

The next UK Government has been urged to commit to a package of measures to support Scotland’s renewable energy industry – including supporting innovation and the shift to low-carbon heat and allowing onshore wind to compete in the energy market. Scottish Renewables’ manifesto for

Private equity investor Cairngorm Capital Partners has made another acquisition to the National Timber Group it established last year.

A new assisted living development at Andrew Nisbet Place, Hurlford, has been completed and is now welcoming new residents.

Bank of Scotland has revealed the design of its latest £20 which will feature a new image of the Forth Bridge and another with the Queensferry Crossing.