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ABERDEEN has recorded its strongest quarter for office take-up since the pandemic, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy found there were 221,213 sq. ft of office deals in the city during the second quarter of 2026 – more than three times the 68,482 sq. ft. recorded in the…
A scheme to help people in Scotland on low incomes and in priority groups buy their first affordable home has opened for applications. The Open Market Shared Equity Scheme (OMSE) is available for first-time buyers and priority access groups who can’t afford the full price of a home. This includes social renters,…
WORK has restarted at a council housing project in Fife after a new contractor was mobilised last month. The build of 97 new social rented houses at Lochgelly Road in Lumphinnans was paused following the insolvency of the previous contractor, First Endeavour LLP, in 2024. Construction has since been restarted on…
British Land announced the signing of three new retail tenants at its Glasgow Fort shopping centre.
KEEPMOAT is to deliver an additional 330 homes at its flagship NorthBridge development in Glasgow, following a strategic replan and approval from the city’s council. Set to be one of the largest regeneration schemes in the UK across multiple phases, the housebuilder will now increase its delivery from 834 homes to…
Caitriona Jordan, associate director for retrofit and energy efficiency at BE-ST, shares practical lessons in quality and training that have emerged from Tier 1 contractors working on large and complex Passivhaus projects in Scotland WITH the next consultation on the Scottish Passivhaus Equivalent due to be…
LAW firm Shepherd & Wedderburn has secured a 5,000 sq ft suite on the third floor of The Capitol in Aberdeen. Ryden announced the letting on 431 Union Street, which coincides with a new programme of improvement works launched by the building’s owners, DS Properties, aimed at enhancing the building’s street presence…
WARMWORKS and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) have renewed their strategic partnership for 2026-27. The continued partnership will enable Warmworks to build on its existing engagement with SFHA members and share expertise and practical insights on energy efficiency and retrofit delivery.…
ABERDEEN-based property development and investment company West Coast Estates has completed the acquisition of a major commercial opportunity in St Andrews. Craigtoun Park, which has an estimated completed development value of approximately £25 million, is a seven-acre mixed-use development comprising more than…
THE Scottish Government has pledged up to £5 million to help support Edinburgh’s recovery from the fire on Princes Street. The major fire occurred at a former department store building on July 9, with around 50 firefighters battling the blaze at its peak. The funding will be administered by the local authority and…
AS Homes (Scotland) has begun the build of 12 social rented homes in Barrhead, on behalf of Barrhead Housing. Located on previously derelict land at Cross Arthurlie Street, near Barrhead Park and the town’s train station, the project will see a four-storey block of energy-efficient flats built, alongside a…
CLARK Contracts has completed the transformation of a B-listed office building in Glasgow city centre into modern student accommodation. The refurbishment of 250 St Vincent Street has been carried out on behalf of Union Property Development. Now known as Glasgow Citi View, the project has provided 142 student beds…
BELLWAY Scotland East has completed the acquisition of an 18.7-acre site in Kelty, paving the way for the construction of 132 new homes. The move follows the granting of Approval of Matters Specified in Conditions (AMSC) consent in April. Pilgrim Manor, which is located on Cocklaw Street, forms the first phase of…
GRAHAM has completed the build of a 321-apartment purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Glasgow ahead of the new academic year. The £38 million St Vincent Studios project has been delivered on behalf of developer Artisan Real Estate and Housing Growth Partnership, the Lloyds-backed investor in the UK…
THE £26 million James Thomson House at Dundee Waterfront has reached full tenant occupation. Delivered by Robertson Construction Tayside for Dundee City Council, the six-storey office building forms part of the city’s Waterfront regeneration programme. The building has now been fully let following the arrival of…
HURSTWOOD Holdings will press ahead with a £1.5 million refurbishment programme after acquiring a prominent Edinburgh office building. The Manchester-headquartered property investment and development company has bought 7 Lochside View, a 60,167 sq ft Grade A office building at Edinburgh Park, for an undisclosed sum…
A former Dunfermline primary school site has been transformed into an 85-home community. The project strengthens Fife Council’s affordable housing programme, with work carried out by main contractor Robertson Partnership Homes. Blacklaw Road is built on the brownfield 2.6-hectare site of the former Blacklaw Primary…
CCG (Scotland) has started Phase 2 of the Athletes’ Village development in Glasgow’s east end, breaking ground on the construction of 58 new affordable homes. Funded by Thriving Investments, the new development represents another step in the evolution of Dalmarnock since the 2014 Commonwealth Games. CCG was a…
AS Homes Scotland has submitted a planning application for 59 new affordable homes in Glasgow’s east end in partnership with Home Group. Located on the corner of Appin Road and Todd Street in the Haghill neighbourhood, the proposed development will primarily deliver two-storey properties with private rear gardens…