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Demand for prime office space continues to outstrip supply in Glasgow and Edinburgh as the market holds steady despite challenges, according to the latest analysis from Avison Young. The Big Nine quarterly review shows the take-up in the major regional office occupier markets in the UK, including Ed

Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has completed the major refurbishment of Poppy Scotland’s Lady Haig Poppy Factory in Edinburgh, where all items for the Scottish Poppy Appeal are manufactured. Work included a comprehensive refurbishment of the factory, stores, and office areas,

Architecture firm Holmes Miller is in with a top chance of clinching another accolade, with four projects up for the Learning Places Scotland Awards later this month. Held in partnership with the Scottish Government, the event celebrates excellence and achievement in education, recognising the consu

Wavegarden Scotland, the country’s first inland surfing destination, is to be called Lost Shore Surf Resort in a strategic rebrand intended to reflect the developer’s ambition of creating a major leisure and staycation destination. The family-friendly £55 million landmark developme

Property developer Summix Capital has completed the purchase of a development site at Central Quay in Glasgow from XLB to progress its plans to deliver a mixed-use project. The prime brownfield site includes a current office building at 2 Central Quay, as well as a neighbouring 4.43-acre d

Taylor Wimpey plans to make a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for the provision of around 250-300 new homes through the development of land to the north of Thistle Drive, Portlethen, following allocation of the land within the Aberdeenshire Council Local Development Plan. Ahead of this

North Ayrshire Council’s successful house-building programme is continuing to make a difference to the lives of tenants across the area. The past 12 months have seen a number of major council house developments either completed or get under way.

The Cruden Group is streamlining its governance structure with new group board appointments following the integration earlier this year of its two separate construction businesses to form Cruden Building (Scotland), which operates alongside its sister business Cruden Homes. To ensure that the b

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said it is confident it will deliver full-year operating profits in line with market expectations despite a rise in cancellation rates and a drop in sales. The developer is selling almost half as many houses each week than it was at the beginning of the year, which it

The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) has today released a new report exploring the potential of registered social landlords (RSLs) taking the lead in delivering a just transition in Scotland.

The Scottish housing market continues to weaken, with last month bringing another decrease in buyer demand and agreed sales, according to the October 2022 RICS Residential Market Survey. Prices though were still increasing according to respondents. Demand for residential property fell for the sixth

A tenant who tried to sell the house he was renting for £400,000 without his landlord finding out has been jailed for what police called an "almost unbelievable" crime. Andrew Smith, 41, filled the three-bedroomed house with rented showroom furniture and faked an estate agent to list it online

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Knight Property Group has committed to further speculative development at its £55 million Belgrave Logistics Park in North Lanarkshire with Clark Contracts appointed as the main contractor to deliver the third phase. Planning consent for phase 3, a large single unit of 126,960 sq ft,

Two apprentices have received recognition from the Scottish Parliament for winning the Roofing Apprentice of the Year Award, as part of the NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) Scottish Roofing Contractor of the Year Awards. Sarah Boyack MSP submitted a parliamentary motion in recogniti