Anderson Strathern elevate MacPherson as a comm-prop partner
Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern has appointed a new partner to bolster its team of commercial property specialists in what is expected to be a busy year.Dawn MacPherson, who will...
THE BUSINESS OF HOUSING 2026: More Homes Scotland must be a delivery machine
At The Business’s The Business of Housing 2026 conference, one word kept coming up: delivery. In particular, the d-word was said by many as the metric by which the Scottish...
Redheughs sale helps deliver £18m profit for Murray’s investment vehicle
A long-standing development site on the green fringes of Edinburgh has given Sir David Murray and his family’s investment business a much-needed boost.A year ago, the group completed the sale...
Scotland’s housing emergency cannot be solved without fixing planning policy
Scotland has been in a declared housing emergency since May 2024, yet the delivery of new homes continues to fall. While government attention has focused on homelessness and affordability, the...
Commercial property touches £2bn for deals in ‘resilient’ 2025
Investment in Scottish commercial property proved highly resilient in 2025, closing in on the £2bn mark despite 12 months of uncertainty, according to research.The independent commercial property consultancy, Knight Frank’s...
Housing supremo McAllan faces grim 2026 as new builds plummet
Scotland’s Housing Secretary Màiri McAllan will face intense political pressure if she fails to make serious inroads into tackling Scotland’s housing emergency as 2026 gets underway.While she recently visited Social...
Fine day at the office spreads some ‘measured’ optimism
Signs of positivity in commercial property sector despite law firms seeing drop in transaction volumesThe Scottish commercial property sector has navigated serial challenges since the Covid pandemic, and this year...
Retrofitting Scotland’s commercial buildings: navigating energy efficiency
Scotland’s architecture is rich in history with nearly one in five properties built before 1919, although this can present unique challenges when it comes to energy efficiency.With the ever-increasing focus...
House Style at home in Highland Perthshire
How the so-called Harrods of the North manages to combine luxury and value It is difficult to believe that 30 years have elapsed since a scenic corner off the A9...
‘Flight to quality’ as sector rides the economic rollercoaster
Supply in Glasgow and Edinburgh lags behind unprecedented demand for flexible accommodation An enduring axiom among real estate investors is that commercial property is subject to the vagaries of cyclical...