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Regular inspection, ownership associations and sinking funds are required to improve and protect tenement buildings across Scotland, according to a new report. The report comes as the issue of tenement repair and maintenance has been rising up the Scottish parliamentary agenda.

More than £825 million is to be invested in 2019-20 to deliver on the Scottish Government’s target for 50,000 affordable homes over the course of the Parliament, finance secretary Derek Mackay has announced. Presenting his Scottish Budget 2019/20 to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, Mr Mackay sa

RICS Scotland will hold a parliamentary reception early next year as a working group formed to tackle the quality of Scotland’s tenement buildings prepares to publish its first report. Over the last year, the issue of tenement repair and maintenance has been rising up the Scottish parliamentary ag

Sean Tompkins RICS chief executive, Sean Tompkins, and incoming RICS president, Chris Brooke FRICS, will take part in Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park as part of RICS’ Pledge 150 campaign.

Workloads in the Scottish construction sector continue to rise amid financial constraints and Brexit uncertainties, assisted largely by the buoyant housing sector, surveyors have reported. Results of the Q3 2018 UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered

House prices in Scotland have continued to rise though affordability constraints, a lack of stock, economic uncertainty and interest rate rises appear to be holding back activity, surveyors have suggested. The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Residential Market Survey for Se

2018 Community Benefit award winner Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries The search is on to find Scotland’s standout built projects which are having a significant positive impact on their local communities following the opening of entries for the RICS Awards 2019, Scotland.

Scotland’s largest landlord membership organisation has urged landlords, tenants and other letting agents to quickly report any non-compliance with new regulations governing letting agents in the private rented sector (PRS). The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) has welcomed the new regulati

House prices in Scotland have continued to increase and may grow by almost 20% during the next four years, according to two separate reports. The August 2018 Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) found that a net balance of 7% more chartered surveyors rep

A team of industry professionals are joining RICS Scotland next week as they walk 154km from Milngavie to Fort William along the world famous West Highland Way. The ‘West Highland Way Warriors’ will undertake the challenge over just five days as they raise money for property industry charity Lan

RICS, as part of its Pledge 150 campaign, has joined forces with Social Bite’s Sleep in the Park to help reduce homelessness among young people in Scotland. Corporate teams and RICS members can now take part in any of the Sleep in the Park events, across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen wit

The continued reduction of new rented property across Scotland could see rents increase 15% by 2023, according to a survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). A net balance of 10% more survey respondents said the number of new properties coming on to the Scottish market in the le

The Trident walk began along Birmingham's canals. Image credit: Trident Building Consultancy It’s not quite 500 miles, but Trident Building Consultancy is walking 150 miles to help end youth homelessness.

Financial constraints have been reported to be the most significant impediment to building activity as construction workloads slowed in Scotland over the last quarter, a new survey has found. According to the results of the Q2 2018 RICS UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey, 7% more chart

House prices in Scotland have been on the rise as supply fails to keep up with continued demand, a new report has found. The latest Residential Market Survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed that despite a “modest” improvement in new properties coming to the mark