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New legislation introducing a tax supplement on purchases of additional residential properties has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. MSPs voted in favour of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill following a Stage 3 debate yesterday – meaning a supplement w

Graham Construction has begun work on a £22 million student accommodation project at the University of Edinburgh. The Buccleuch Place & Meadow Lane student accommodation project involves the conversion and refurbishment of two grade B-listed tenement blocks and the construction of four new buil

The Highland Council has approved plans for a £1.65 million community centre in the small fishing village of Aultbea. Designed by ThreeSixty Architecture for the Aultbea Regeneration Company, the project will offer a multi-use sports hall in addition to a smaller space for more intimate meetings.

Students of the college as well as David Innes, director of Engineering and Built Environment at the college (left) and Jim Johnstone, community skills manager at Morrison Construction Glasgow Clyde College has announced a partnership with Morrison Construction that will see students participate in

BAM celebrates winning top Scottish Property Award Glasgow office development, CONNECT110NS located at 110 Queen Street, spearheaded by BAM Properties, has won the Architectural Excellence Award (Commercial Buildings) at this year’s Scottish Property Awards.

Perth and Kinross Council has changed the definition of a pothole so that it does not have to repair so many. The Scotsman reports that the local authority has declared potholes must now be more than 59mm deep – 50 per cent more than previously – before it considers filling them.

Peter Moran Architecture practice Keppie Design has appointed Peter Moran as its new managing director.

A property developer which sued two separate companies for breaches of contract after both failed to complete the purchase of an area of land has had an action based on joint and several liability dismissed as “incompetent”. The pursuer, SDG Tulloch Homes Limited, which owned of an area of land

Clyde Gateway and BRE are launching a design competition, through a competitive PQQ and ITT process, to procure a contractor led design team to build the new flagship office for BRE Scotland. BRE Scotland is an independent, research-based, testing and training consultancy which offers expertise on t

Infrastructure secretary Keith Brown in the Shieldhall Tunnel Underground boring is set to start on a £100 million project in Glasgow to create Scotland's largest storm water tunnel.

Roberston Construction has scooped an £8.7 million contract to build a new primary school in the Highlands. Construction work on the new Portree Gaelic Primary School is to start later this year and the building is expected to open in late 2017.

©Peter Sandground The Falkirk Wheel is set for a mini revolution as a £1 million programme to revamp and develop new visitor experiences at the world’s only rotating boat lift gets underway.

The Law Society of Scotland has said the effects of an additional tax on second homes should be monitored closely to ensure that people who are simply trying to move house are not caught out by the proposed new charge. The lawyers' body intervened ahead of the stage 3 debate on the Land and Building

Representatives of Scotland’s construction industry will have a unique opportunity to pose questions to spokespeople from all of the main political parties at a special Scottish Building Federation political hustings event taking place at the Grand Central Hotel in Glasgow on Friday, the 18th Marc

Plans lodged for new Dundee flats Plans have been lodged to Dundee City Council to build new flats on a main road in Broughty Ferry.