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A rare opportunity has arisen to acquire a portfolio of development plots on the Isle of Arran.

A planning application regarding proposals by New Gorbals Housing Association (NGHA) and Urban Union to deliver a residential development on the site of the former Coliseum Theatre in Laurieston has now been submitted.

Cushman & Wakefield has announced the promotion of Priya Kharbanda, Ewan Stewart and Adam Watt to senior surveyors within its Scottish operation. They are among 44 promotions across a range of markets, skill lines and functions across the UK.

Plans have been submitted to convert 21 to 25 Carlton Court in Glasgow into 12 apartments. The historic B-listed building is situated between Bridge Street and South Portland Street.

A proposal to build 48 affordable new homes in Forres has been rejected by Moray Council. St Machar Properties submitted a planning application for 19 flats and 29 houses at Caroline Street in the town, however, at a meeting of the planning and regulatory services committee members rejected the prop

International trade body EuropeOn and Martin Whitfield MSP have become the latest high-profile names to back the campaign for regulation of the electrical industry being spearheaded by SELECT.  The Labour politician and European voice of the electrical contracting industry are th

Insurance giant Legal & General has entered into a 15-year joint venture partnership with NatWest Pension Trust Limited (NWPTL) the defined benefit pension scheme of NatWest Group, to build a £4 billion portfolio of retirement homes with net-zero carbon emissions. The two firms are investi

A revised agreement has been signed by Fife Council and the Fife Housing Association Alliance (FHAA) regarding the delivery of the Fife Affordable Housing Programme. Committing the partners to adopt a collaborative approach to work with private developers to deliver the Section 75 Agreement for

North Lanarkshire Council leader Councillor Jim Logue visited one of the council’s latest new housing developments to check progress on the council's vision to redesign and repopulate its town centres.

Staycationers can tick one off their bucket list this summer as KFC plans to open a pop-up fried chicken hotel in London.

Drinks company Diageo has applied for planning permission to build a solar energy farm alongside its packaging plant at Leven. Subject to consent by Fife Council, the plans would see 12,000 solar panels capable of producing 4MW of electricity installed on vacant land at the 150-acre plant, which pro

Wood-based materials manufacturer Egger (UK) Limited has been fined after a self-employed lorry driver was killed making a routine delivery of recycled wood. Ayr Sheriff Court heard that on 3 October 2017, whilst standing on open ground at the rear of the trailer of his articulated vehicle, the driv

Holmes Miller and Kelvin Properties are hoping to build on their burgeoning relationship with a proposed ultra-low carbon residential block in Finnieston.

Balfour Beatty has joined hub South East Scotland Ltd's supply chain as a third Tier 1 Construction Contractor alongside Morrison and BAM Construction. hub South East has successfully delivered more than 80 new or refurbished facilities for public sector clients in the Lothians and Borders as w

Paragon Development Finance, introduced by Melrose Commercial Finance Ltd, has agreed to provide a £4.5 million funding package to Nixon Blue to support the development of 34 new apartments overlooking Paisley’s iconic Abbey.