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The leader of Midlothian Council said he is “profoundly disappointed and frustrated” by a Court of Session decision to dismiss a £12 million legal claim against one of two companies advising on a failed Gorebridge housing development. Sixty four council homes on Newbyres Crescent a

The Wates Group has reported increased profits for the year ending 31 December 2018, with a record order book of £5.4 billion heading into 2019. Turnover for the construction, development and property services company in 2018 was within 1% of the previous year at £1.60bn and the group&rs

Morrison Construction has won the Excellence in Community Engagement category at the Highland Women Business Awards 2019. The annual awards recognise the contribution of women in the diverse Highlands business community.

Scottish commercial property attracted more investment from private overseas investors than France, Japan and South Korea in 2018, according to the latest edition of Knight Frank’s Wealth Report. The firm’s analysis found that total investment from internationally-based ultra-high-net-wo

Surveying firm Graham + Sibbald has announced the promotion of five associate staff members to director, following a restructure of the business. Graeme Boyd and Fergus Mair (Edinburgh), alongside Kerri McGuire, Claire Galbraith and Andy Thomson (Glasgow) will all be taking on the new title.

The first residents have moved into new housing complex in Saltcoats following the successful completion of one of the first residential projects by infrastructure group hub South West. Ayrshire locals will occupy 36 new homes in a landscaped courtyard-style setting on the site of the former Canal C

A major milestone has been marked at Springfield Properties’ new Bertha Park village as the doors to the development’s show homes were opened with help from local councillors, Ian James and Anne Jarvis. The private and affordable housing developer officially unveiled five-bedroom and fou

The BBC has been criticised for its lack of construction project management skills during the delayed work to build a new set for its flagship EastEnders programme. The House of Commons public accounts committee said the corporation underestimated scale and complexity of the E20 project, which will

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The significant increase in planning costs associated with the amendments made at the latest Parliamentary stage of the Planning (Scotland) Bill threaten the very aims of the new legislation, according to planning minister Kevin Stewart. Mr Stewart was speaking as the Financial Memorandum for the Bi

A Scottish local authority which sued engineering contractors over a failed social housing development that had to be demolished for health and safety reasons has had its £12 million damages claim dismissed. Midlothian Council raised an action against Blyth & Blyth Consulting Engineers Ltd

The group opposed to Aberdeen Football Club’s bid for a new £50 million stadium at Kingsford has said it will not appeal against a court decision backing the project. The Dons got planning permission from Aberdeen City Council in April to build a 20,000-seat arena and training complex al

Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel has received planning permission to build the next phase of its flagship Millerhill housing development at Shawfair in Midlothian. Mactaggart & Mickel is currently on site, finalising the first phase of the development which comprises a total of 137 private h

Proposals for more than 500 homes at Donald Trump’s north-east golf course have been recommended for approval despite planners claiming it “significantly breaches” legislation. Councillors on Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine area committee are due to give their views on the

The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into suspected anti-competitive arrangements in the supply of construction services in Britain. The competition watchdog said the investigation concerns suspected infringements of Chapter I of the Competition Act 1998 but ha