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A home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market with an asking price of $399,000 WBZ-TV reported Monday that the listing for the home in Melrose, a suburb of Boston, is evidence of how hot the housing market is.

The Highland Council has appointed Robertson Construction as design and build contractor to deliver three new primary schools at Beauly, Broadford and Dunvegan. The contractor will work in partnership with the council’s in-house property teams to take forward the desig

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has appointed three built environment leaders to its board, bringing valuable infrastructure, planning and policy expertise to its governance team. Ainslie McLaughlin, Michaela Sullivan and Karyn Watt have joined the governance board to help drive innov

New illustrations showcasing how the new £58 million Perth High School have been released.

The National Trust for Scotland has been named by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) as the winner of the RIAS/Scottish Government Client of the Year Award, in recognition of the exemplary Hill House Box project, designed by Carmody Groarke. The Hill House, near Helensburgh, is

The developer behind three failed attempts to gain planning approval for new flats at the Corunna Bowling Club site in Glasgow has now turned to the appeal process to overturn the latest decision.

Plans have been submitted for the development of a new apartment block and the conversion of two vacant units within a Glasgow fire station building. LS Homes and NVDC Architects have teamed up for the proposal which involves a portion of derelict land at the southern end of the courtyard at the for

Highbridge Properties director Guy Marsden looks at the shifting requirements for workplaces of the future. The pandemic has triggered a massive shift in the way we work, resulting in many companies moving from an office-centric culture to considering more flexible ways of working. 

The Building Consultancy division of DM Hall is planning to double its headcount to accommodate constantly growing demand following another successful year. Under the direction of building surveying professional Martin Elsby, who was appointed to lead the consultancy in 2019, it has grown from five

Morlich Homes Limited (MHL) is developing a facility to build green homes after purchasing a site at Elgin Business Park. The firm has secured investment of up to £87,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) towards fit-out costs of £189,000.

A window and door manufacturer has recruited former Govanhill Housing Association head of development and regeneration Ken MacDougall to head up its affordable housing division. Based at its head office and manufacturing plant in Greenock, the Saveheat Group of companies located comprises Blairs Win

The UK construction sector cannot ‘firefight’ inflation but needs to look at a range of levers to manage the prospect of tender price rises to 5.5% as far ahead as 2025, according to professional services company Turner & Townsend.

McGowan Environmental Engineering has completed structural strengthening works specifically on the lower section of the Cairngorm funicular railway after being appointed to the project by principal contractor Balfour Beatty.

Scottish hardware specialist nails down new premises to cope with gardening & DIY boom A Prestwick-based hardware and housewares supplier is tripling the size of its Helensburgh premises to cope with rising demand from UK gardeners and DIYers, with support from Bank of Scotland.

After a successful first year in the West of Scotland, Miller Homes has expanded its Home Safe campaign for a second year across central Scotland by providing free high-vis vests across 17 of its developments to help keep children safe on their walk, cycle, or scoot, to and from school. In addi