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Scotland's housing sector has reacted with alarm to the Scottish Government's latest quarterly statistics, which show a continued and significant decline in housebuilding across all tenures in the 12 months to December 2025. The figures reveal 17,336 homes were completed, a 13% annual fall, while ne

Every pupil at Beith Primary School will receive an Easter egg this year after Persimmon Homes West Scotland made a £1,000 donation to the school as part of its Community Champions scheme. The donation was made to the school’s Parent Council, with some of the funding put towards buying a

Springfield Properties employees have raised £2,093 for Moray-based charity Feeling Blue after a year of dedicated fundraising by employees at its Elgin office. The charity was selected as the team’s Charity of the Year for 2025, with colleagues coming together to support the cause throu

Foundations have been laid on the next phase of Edinburgh's Powderhall regeneration project.

Scottish-headquartered independent MEP and sustainability consultancy Wallace Whittle is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its return to UK ownership. The firm, founded in 1964, reclaimed its roots with an amicable management buy-out from German giant TÜV SÜD in 2021, after 10 years und

CHAP Group has announced two senior promotions in Tayside and the north-east. Paul Matthew, who joined CHAP in 2023 as area construction director for Tayside, has been promoted to divisional director.

Construction and projects lawyer Kirstin Beattie is one of five new partners at Scottish law firm Burness Paull. Ms Beattie acts for a wide variety of clients across the UK on contract advisory and contentious construction matters. She has considerable experience in various forms of dispute resoluti

Demolition work is continuing at Allershaw Tower in Wishaw, as transformation across the Gowkthrapple area gathers pace.

With just six weeks to go until The Scottish Homebuilding and Renovating Show returns to SEC Glasgow on 9 and 10 May 2026, organisers are urging homeowners and industry professionals to secure their place now.

The world's largest-ever outdoor escalator has been unveiled in China. The Shennv Grand Escalator is 905 metres long and 240 metres tall, and has an end-to-end journey time of around 20 minutes.

Scotland’s construction market is expected to see workloads increase steadily over the coming years, supported by a strong pipeline of projects and a growing focus on sustainability and net zero objectives, according to a new report. The latest regional market analysis by independent built env

Scottish government ministers have approved plans for 7km of overhead line transmission infrastructure in the Highlands.

Persimmon Homes has appointed James MacKay as regional managing director with responsibility for supporting the company's operations in east Scotland. Mr MacKay will take on the new post while continuing in his existing role as managing director of Persimmon North Scotland.

Scotland built 17,336 new homes in 2025, with 14,999 new builds started across the social and private sectors, according to the latest official statistics published by the Scottish Government. The figures reveal significant year-on-year falls, with all-sector completions down 13% and starts down 6%

Scotia Homes has reported a pre-tax loss of £7.9 million for the year to June 2025, more than triple the £2.6m recorded in the previous year. The Ellon-based housebuilder has been hit by a sharp downturn in the new-build market and the costs of a major restructuring programme.