An independent homebuilder is putting customer experience and sustainability at the forefront of its business after creating a new role and swooping for a senior hire. John Croal (pictured above) has taken up the newly created role at Dundas Estates as part of its plans to redefine the “outdated” new-build home buying process, moving from […]
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Cruden has started work on a new housing development in East Lothian, its fourth active site in the region. Situated in Wallyford, on the outskirts of the popular coastal town of Musselburgh and its historic racecourse, the much-anticipated £20m new development lies just 8 miles from the Capital and will see 101 new homes built
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An application by Barratt Homes to build a much-needed new family development close to Dundee city centre is set to go before the Council planning committee next week (14 February). The five-star housebuilder’s plan to build 223 new homes on an area of brownfield land – which was once the site of the former Keiller’s
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The most ambitious Passivhaus affordable housing programme in Scotland is underway in Midlothian. Midlothian Council is paving the way by building 182 green council homes of the future. All of them will meet the demanding energy-efficient building ‘Passivhaus’ standard. Cabinet Member for Housing Cllr Stephen Curran (Pictured above on the left) said: “I am very
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The UK’s largest property auctioneer – operating as Auction House Scotland in Scotland – says that there is now clear evidence of the impact that the global Coronavirus pandemic has had on the auction market, as the group sees an all-time record for the annual amount of money it has raised, as well as a
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Edinburgh based housebuilder Miller Homes has been bought by American asset management firm Apollo. Established in 1934, Miller Homes has gone on to build 4,000 homes a year in regional markets across Scotland and England. They were purchased by private equity firm Bridgepoint in 2017 which saw Miller’s revenue exceed over £1 billion a year.
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The Scottish government has approved planning permission for a tennis and golf centre near Dunblane following an appeal by the developers. Stirling Council had rejected plans for the Park of Keir development, which also includes housing and a hotel. However, Scottish ministers overruled the decision, saying the benefits of the £37.5m plan would “outweigh” the loss
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Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has started work on Midlothian Council’s first ‘Passivhaus’ housing project in Dalkeith town centre. The firm acted as Project Manager and Quantity Surveyor for the £2million new-build housing development which sets building standards developed by the Passivhaus Institute in Germany for energy efficient, comfortable and affordable homes. The Dalkeith development
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