Property
OCS secures seven-year facilities management deal with SCTS and COPFS
Published 1 month ago
Facilities management company OCS has secured a seven-year contract (with options for the clients to extend for up to another two years) to provide total facilities management services to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Call for VAT cut on energy efficiency measures in private homes
Published 1 month ago
The UK Government should cut VAT on energy efficiency measures in private homes to encourage owners to make their properties greener and help drive the nation towards net zero, the founder of a home improvements company has said.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
House prices continue to increase with average 5.6% annual jump in February
Published 1 month ago
The average price of a property in Scotland in February 2024 was £188,000, an increase of 5.6% when compared to February 2023, the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Cairn Group appoints new joint managing directors in restructure
Published 1 month ago
Cairn Group, estate agency and letting firm serving Scotland’s central belt, from Edinburgh to Glasgow, has undergone a significant management restructure.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
RICS: Number of homes going up for sale in Scotland increases at strongest rate in three-and-a-half years
Published 1 month ago
The number of homes coming onto the market for sale in Scotland increased at its strongest rate in three-and-a-half years in March according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Lismore: Positive outlook for Scottish commercial property as deals top £430m
Published 1 month ago
Indicating a positive start to the year for Scotland’s commercial property market, Q1 2024 transaction volumes grew 33% year-on-year to £431 million.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Knight Frank: Scotland’s commercial property market bounces back in first quarter
Published 1 month ago
Investment in Scotland’s commercial property market has experienced a notable rebound during Q1, as inflation comes under control and a cut to interest rates looks more likely, according to analysis from Knight Frank.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Cost of HMP Highland quadruples to £209m
Published 1 month ago
A new prison for the Highlands is to arrive six years late and cost more than four times its original estimate.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Holyrood committee seeks views on Land Reform Bill
Published 1 month ago
Holyrood’s Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee has launched a call for views to support its scrutiny of the Scottish government’s Land Reform Bill.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Ceteris adds £2 million Falkirk Business Hub to portfolio
Published 1 month ago
Forth Valley-based commercial landlord and business support specialist, Ceteris Scotland Ltd, has expanded its property portfolio by acquiring the Falkirk Business Hub for £2 million.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Edinburgh property market stable in Q1 2024
Published 1 month ago
Property prices remained steady across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders in the first quarter of 2024, while some hotspots saw significant increases, according to ESPC.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Hanover Scotland to withdraw from factoring and focus on social landlord activities
Published 1 month ago
Hanover Scotland is to withdraw from property factoring as part of a decision to focus on its delivery of vital social housing throughout Scotland.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Knight Frank secures new office in Aberdeen’s west end
Published 1 month ago
Knight Frank has become the first tenant to secure office space in a newly refurbished west-end building in Aberdeen.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
N4 Property acquires former Natwest Building on Blythswood Square
Published 1 month ago
N4 Property, part of Glasgow-headquartered investment firm, N4 Partners, has completed its first acquisition located at Glasgow’s Blythswood Square.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Rent controls and new duties at centre of new housing bill
Published 1 month ago
The Scottish Government has published new legislation which aims to keep people in their homes and help prevent homelessness.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
OCS secures seven-year facilities management deal with SCTS and COPFS
Published 1 month ago
Facilities management company OCS has secured a seven-year contract (with options for the clients to extend for up to another two years) to provide total facilities management services to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
Call for VAT cut on energy efficiency measures in private homes
Published 1 month ago
The UK Government should cut VAT on energy efficiency measures in private homes to encourage owners to make their properties greener and help drive the nation towards net zero, the founder of a home improvements company has said.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
House prices continue to increase with average 5.6% annual jump in February
Published 1 month ago
The average price of a property in Scotland in February 2024 was £188,000, an increase of 5.6% when compared to February 2023, the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) have shown.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Cairn Group appoints new joint managing directors in restructure
Published 1 month ago
Cairn Group, estate agency and letting firm serving Scotland’s central belt, from Edinburgh to Glasgow, has undergone a significant management restructure.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
RICS: Number of homes going up for sale in Scotland increases at strongest rate in three-and-a-half years
Published 1 month ago
The number of homes coming onto the market for sale in Scotland increased at its strongest rate in three-and-a-half years in March according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Lismore: Positive outlook for Scottish commercial property as deals top £430m
Published 1 month ago
Indicating a positive start to the year for Scotland’s commercial property market, Q1 2024 transaction volumes grew 33% year-on-year to £431 million.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Knight Frank: Scotland’s commercial property market bounces back in first quarter
Published 1 month ago
Investment in Scotland’s commercial property market has experienced a notable rebound during Q1, as inflation comes under control and a cut to interest rates looks more likely, according to analysis from Knight Frank.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Cost of HMP Highland quadruples to £209m
Published 1 month ago
A new prison for the Highlands is to arrive six years late and cost more than four times its original estimate.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Holyrood committee seeks views on Land Reform Bill
Published 1 month ago
Holyrood’s Net Zero, Energy & Transport Committee has launched a call for views to support its scrutiny of the Scottish government’s Land Reform Bill.
Read on www.scottishlegal.com →
Ceteris adds £2 million Falkirk Business Hub to portfolio
Published 1 month ago
Forth Valley-based commercial landlord and business support specialist, Ceteris Scotland Ltd, has expanded its property portfolio by acquiring the Falkirk Business Hub for £2 million.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Edinburgh property market stable in Q1 2024
Published 1 month ago
Property prices remained steady across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders in the first quarter of 2024, while some hotspots saw significant increases, according to ESPC.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Hanover Scotland to withdraw from factoring and focus on social landlord activities
Published 1 month ago
Hanover Scotland is to withdraw from property factoring as part of a decision to focus on its delivery of vital social housing throughout Scotland.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →
Knight Frank secures new office in Aberdeen’s west end
Published 1 month ago
Knight Frank has become the first tenant to secure office space in a newly refurbished west-end building in Aberdeen.
Read on www.scottishconstructionnow.com →
N4 Property acquires former Natwest Building on Blythswood Square
Published 1 month ago
N4 Property, part of Glasgow-headquartered investment firm, N4 Partners, has completed its first acquisition located at Glasgow’s Blythswood Square.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Rent controls and new duties at centre of new housing bill
Published 1 month ago
The Scottish Government has published new legislation which aims to keep people in their homes and help prevent homelessness.
Read on www.scottishhousingnews.com →