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ICMI to support £15m expansion of Crossbasket Castle

Published 1 year ago

Inverlochy Castle Management International (ICMI) has extended its management agreement with Crossbasket Castle, helping support the five-star hotel as it undergoes an ambitious £15 million expansion.

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CMS appoints real estate experts to growing data centre team

Published 1 year ago

CMS has announced the addition of two senior associates and transactional real estate specialists, Charlotte Miller and Keith Barber, to its data centre division.

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CHAP Group breaks ground on new £19m student accommodation project in Dundee

Published 1 year ago

Aberdeen-based construction firm CHAP Group has initiated work on a new £19 million student accommodation project in Dundee.

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Lomond acquires entire Purplebricks Scotland rental portfolio

Published 1 year ago

Property management firm LOMOND has expanded its footprint in Scotland with the acquisition of Purplebricks’ entire Scottish rental portfolio for an undisclosed sum.

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DJ Alexander: Investors and second home buyers drive tax revenues

Published 1 year ago

Over a quarter of all property taxes in the last year were contributed by investors and second home buyers, according to property firm DJ Alexander.

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Duncan & Todd’s Aberdeen HQ sold in £1.75m investment deal

Published 1 year ago

In a transaction brokered by Shepherd Chartered Surveyors for FWM Investments, the Aberdeen-based headquarters of optician Duncan & Todd has been sold to a private property firm for £1.75 million, reflecting a 7.5% yield.

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Ryden appoints Ben Dobson to propel industrial property expansion in Scotland

Published 1 year ago

Commercial real estate firm Ryden has brought on board Ben Dobson as associate to support the growth of its industrial property business in key markets, including Dundee, Perth, Inverness and North East England.

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Buccleuch Property boosts portfolio with Slough warehouse acquisition

Published 1 year ago

Edinburgh-based Buccleuch Property has extended its reach into the retail warehouse market with the acquisition of Halfords’ retail warehouse in Slough.

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American golfers snap up Spey Bay Golf Club for ‘well over’ asking price of £750k

Published 1 year ago

Spey Bay Golf Course, renowned for its 18-hole links style layout and a beautiful location on the Moray coastline, has been purchased for “well over” the £750,000 asking price by US-based online golf community, Links Golf Club.

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Practical completion reached at Glasgow’s £500m Buchanan Wharf

Published 1 year ago

The final building phase at Drum Property Group’s £500 million regeneration of Buchanan Wharf on Glasgow’s Clydeside has reached practical completion with the successful delivery of the new office headquarters for the Students Loans Company (SLC).

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Scottish Land Commission calls for regulation as demand for Scottish rural land surges

Published 1 year ago

The Scottish Land Commission (SLC) has warned that local communities, family farms, and smaller businesses are at risk of being priced out of Scottish rural land, as it is increasingly sought after by forestry interests, natural capital investors, and corporate buyers, becoming a scarce commodity.

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EG: 14 Debenhams stores remain empty in Scotland as high streets struggle to fill the void

Published 1 year ago

As this month marks the two-year anniversary since department store Debenhams announced its final store closures, recent data from EG has revealed that more than half of its former stores remain vacant with 14 still yet to be filled in Scotland alone.

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Galbraith merges Highland teams into eco-friendly Highland hub office

Published 1 year ago

Scottish property consultancy firm Galbraith has merged its Elgin and Inverness teams into a newly invested Highland Hub office at Fairways Business Park in Inverness.

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Construction body calls for long-term retrofitting plan for Scotland’s draughty housing stock

Published 1 year ago

With two in every five occupied homes in Scotland failing to meet quality standards, with the highest failure rates relating to energy efficiency, construction industry experts are calling on the Scottish Government to develop a long-term, joined-up retrofitting strategy to urgently tackle the problem.

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Scotland’s hotel market thrives with Edinburgh, Inverness and Glasgow leading the way

Published 1 year ago

In 2022, Scotland’s hotel market showed considerable strength, with Edinburgh retaining the top position in Colliers’ 2023 UK Hotel Market Index, joined by Inverness and Glasgow in the top ten.

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