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Glasgow City Council has approved funding of almost £4.2 million towards making homes in the city more energy efficient. The funding is expected to deliver insulation measures to 776 households in the owner-occupier and private landlord owned sectors.

Industry body Homes for Scotland (HFS) has raised concern on whether the housing growth seen in Scotland in 2018 can be maintained in the longer-term. The warning comes amid new analysis of the number of new homes securing planning permission in tandem with statistics showing a long-awaited upturn i

Build to Rent is critical to addressing issues of a lack of housing supply but Scotland still lags the rest of the UK, writes Will Scarlett. With the news that L&G have committed to a Build To Rent (BTR) scheme for 338 apartments in Edinburgh, it is fair to say that BTR in Scotland is finally, a

Aberdeenshire councillors supported a preferred site option for a brand new community campus in Peterhead yesterday, agreeing with feedback from the community that Kinmundy should be the home of new facilities including a 1400-capacity secondary school and 600-capacity primary school.

Councillors in East Renfrewshire have unanimously approved proposals for the site of a new state-of-the-art Eastwood leisure centre and theatre to be in Eastwood Park.

Construction is under way at Inverness Airport Business Park (IAPB) on a new distribution and training hub for global wind energy company, ENERCON, being developed by ARK Estates.

A human skull from the 16th/17th Century was unearthed during an archaeological dig ahead of the construction of a new hotel in Edinburgh.

Selkirk-based Oregon Timber Frame has been acquired by Barratt Developments.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has urged the Scottish construction sector to be less reliant on infrastructure and take steps to reduce workforce volatility.

A new project manager has been appointed to oversee the continued progress of Aberdeen’s Countesswells community. Chartered civil engineer, Ryan Swan, will manage the ongoing development of the £800 million town, as plans for its first bus service, new school and neighbourhood centre pro

Four Scottish projects have been named among the best buildings in the UK by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Collective on Calton Hill, the Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience, Mackintosh at the Willow and the V&A Dundee join the winners from a 54-strong list of projects

West Dunbartonshire Council has recommended the rejection of the £30 million Lomond Banks development plan on the shores of Loch Lomond.

Councillors in Midlothian have approved masterplans to regenerate Newtongrange centre and Stobhill and Lady Victoria business centre. The masterplans could be worth £20.2 million to the Midlothian economy and generate 447 jobs. They will be used to inform the future land uses in these areas an

Plans for 58 new affordable council homes on the grounds of the former Haldane Primary School in West Dunbartonshire have been given the go ahead.

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has secured planning permission from East Renfrewshire Council for the provision of 44 new four and five bedroom detached homes near Newton Mearns.