Turning planning ambition into real progress can avert a lost decade
Scotland’s housing system is under significant strain, and the planning system in its current form is struggling to respond. Yet this moment also brings an important opportunity.With the Scottish Parliament...
Why Scotland is struggling to build the homes it desperately needs
Scotland has enormous potential to deliver the homes people need. Yet families, young professionals and first-time buyers still face limited supply and rising costs.Both the industry and government have signalled...
National bank’s £3.8m boost to SME builders in the Borders
The neglected community of small and medium size enterprise (SME) builders in Scotland has been given another vital boost by Scotland’s investment bank.Edinburgh-based house builder, Whiteburn Projects Ltd has secured...
Record year for Miller Homes as turnover hits £1.4bn
Miller Homes, founded in Edinburgh and now the UK’s sixth largest housebuilder and largest private housebuilder, has delivering a record year, driven by its integration of St Modwen Homes.The business,...
Bank of Scotland invests £18.8m in Kelvin Properties’ student accommodation in Glasgow
Kelvin Properties has secured an £18.8 million facility from Bank of Scotland to fund its first purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in the Glasgow’s West End.The 134-studio development on Queen...
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...