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A housebuilder has said energy companies are becoming increasingly reluctant to fit meters in new homes, leading to delays in putting them to use. Stephen Kemp, managing director of Orkney Builders, told BBC News that tenants cannot yet move into homes delivered as the first phase of a social housin

A formal planning application has now been submitted to West Lothian Council to create a major new park on the site of the historic Winchburgh Brickworks.

David Wilson Homes, part of Barratt Developments, is seeking sub-contractors from across Fife to help deliver a new 342-home development in Craigtoun, St Andrews. Work will soon commence at the David Wilson Homes site, which sits close to Younger Gardens in the south-east of the Fife town. The new c

Pre-construction work has started on Taylor Wimpey East Scotland's development of 134 new homes at its Farrier Fields development in Edinburgh.

Timber expert Donaldson Group has appointed Steve Galbraith as managing director of two of its merchant retail and distribution subsidiary businesses. Mr Galbraith will take on the management of independent timber merchant MGM Timber and insulation material and specialist building product supplier J

Applicant: CA Yeaman (Edinburgh) Property Owner Limited. Planning Authority: Edinburgh

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland has confirmed that construction of new homes at its new Letham Meadows development near Haddington has now started.

Kirkwood Timber Frame has strengthened its ties with Aberdeen-based haulage and logistics service provider Dyce Carriers Ltd and appointed it sole logistics partner. The move enables Kirkwood Timber Frame to deliver its timber frame kits to more sites across Scotland and meet the growing demand from

Proposals for all new buildings to be fitted with climate-friendly alternatives to fossil fuel heating systems have been published. The New Build Heat Standard Part II consultation sets out plans that would mean direct emissions heating systems (DEH), such as those run on fossil fuel, would no longe

Independent timber merchant MGM Timber Ltd is sponsoring middleweight boxer Sam Hickey for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Since 2019, MGM Timber’s Dundee branch – subsidiary of the Donaldson Group – has provided financial assistance to support Sam’s training sessions

A reforestation company has apologised after inadvertently starting a wildfire that destroyed at least 14,000 hectares of forest.

Housing association Riverside Scotland yesterday invited local councillors to visit Scotland's first large-scale affordable modular housing development.

Almost £6 billion has been given out in discounts through the Right to Buy (RTB) scheme since the size of the discount was increased in 2012, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA).

Preparatory work is under way ahead of North Ayrshire Council's plans to bring down Irvine’s high flats.

Camphill School Aberdeen, an Aberdeen charity that provides day and residential support to 95 children and young people with learning disabilities and complex additional support needs, has had planning approved for the build of a £3 million residential house and social enterprise on its Murtle