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A large proportion of people would not buy a newly built property due to concerns over quality, according to a new report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

A fake road toll plaza collected money from motorists for over a year-and-a-half before being discovered by authorities.

Responses to the Scottish Parliament’s recent call for views on its proposed Cladding Remediation Bill have now been published.

Family-owned construction firm A.C. Whyte has commemorated its 50th anniversary by securing £8 million of new business from six contracts in just the last eight weeks. Originally founded in 1973 as A.C. Whyte (Slaters & Plasterers), the company has established itself in the retrofit constr

A merry Midlothian village is set to sleigh this year’s Christmas festivities following a donation of 1000 chocolate selection boxes from Cala Homes (East).

The staff and pupils of Grantown Primary School celebrated the completion of works at their newly refurbished school. The project was managed by the Highland Council’s in-house Property Team who oversaw a number of internal and external improvement works to both buildings. Works to the main sc

Edinburgh’s Children’s Hospital Charity (ECHC) has been boosted at a crucial time following an £8,000 donation from a business close to its heart. After completing the capital’s gruelling Seven Hills of Edinburgh challenge, an 11-strong team from residential developer Square

Aberdeen City Council has approved the outline business cases for a new 1,600-capacity secondary school in Hazlehead and a new St Peter’s Roman Catholic school.

Paisley’s new £7 million home of library services has opened its doors this month bringing back into use a formerly-vacant unit at the heart of the town’s High Street. The Paisley Learning and Cultural Hub is the new home for Paisley Central Library and has been designed as a moder

A flood of green investment into Scottish land holdings could deepen divides between landowners and rural communities if new policies and regulation don’t keep up, a study by researchers at The James Hutton Institute has found. The Scottish Government-funded research, being published today, in

Real estate advisory firm CBRE has appointed Sarah Hagen as a director at its Glasgow office. She will lead the Glasgow Office Agency team with responsibility for investor and occupier services. Ms Hagen joins following a nine-year stint at Knight Frank, where she has been a partner.

Fiona Hodgson, chief executive of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation (SNIPEF), has responded to the publication of the Scottish Government's 'Starting a National Conversation on the Heat Transition in Scotland'. The government said its Heat in Buildings Public Enga

November saw both lower demand and supply in the Scottish property market according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market.

The JR Group has successfully delivered 48 new homes at Dumbarton Road, Old Kilpatrick, handing over the development to clients, Link Group, ready for new residents.

Following consultation with residents and interested organisations in and around the west of the city a final framework for development to the south of Edinburgh Airport will be considered by the City of Edinburgh Council’s Planning Committee next Tuesday.