Aberdeen City Council has agreed to set up a city development company into which it will transfer publicly-owned assets for redevelopment.
Last night, councillors on the enterprise, planning and infrastructure committee voted in favour of the project to create a development company called One Aberdeen, despite concerns from members of the …

Glasgow City Council has today started a body to stimulate private sector growth and has recruited former council regeneration director Steve Inch to lead its infrastructure work.
The council has recruited a panel of private and public sector business and economic development leaders to run the commission, which will look …

Ian Ellis, exec chairman of property outsourcing giant Telereal Trillium, explains how the Comprehensive Spending Review will affect his company, including an anticipate 20% drop in profits from the public sector side of its business.
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There is no way you can have an order book shrunk and not have a drop …

As property braces itself for the Comprehensive Spending Review, Nick Johnstone considers the repercussions of a “once-in-a-century” moment in government property policy.
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A scruffy 200,000 sq ft office block is about to come on to the market in Edinburgh. Its occupier, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), is cutting costs …

Francis Maude has announced that 192  government quangos are set to be axed, and a further 289 to be reformed.
This morning, Cabinet Office minister Maude published the definitive list of bodies to be scrapped including the Infrastructure Planning Commission and development corporations in the Thames Gateway.
The Homes and Communities Agency …

Stephen Hollowood, executive director and head of public sector at GVA Grimley, looks at which parts of the UK will be hit hardest by next Wednesday’s comprehensive spending review:
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The much-anticipated comprehensive spending review will announce funding cuts across all parts of the public sector, although more so for some …

Edinburgh Council has approved plans for new 48,000 sq ft East Neighbourhood office and library in Craigmillar.
The £10m development will house 350 council staff. The library will be on the ground floor where there will also be meeting facilities and a café.
The council intends to appoint a contractor by the …

The City of Edinburgh Council has given backing to use tax increment financing (TIF) to support investment worth £84m on the Scottish capital’s waterfront.
Yesterday, Scottish Government finance secretary John Swinney said the government backed the plan to use TIF funding to support the development of a cruise liner terminal, lock …

Sue Bruce has been named as the preferred candidate to become chief executive of Edinburgh City Council.
Her role will include overseeing the city development department, which is run by director of city development, Dave Anderson.
Bruce is currently chief executive of Aberdeen City Council. The appointment will be ratified by Edinburgh …

Aberdeen City Council has approved a Local Development Plan that designates seven areas for housing across the city region.
The council’s planning committee approved the blueprint last night, agreeing that 21,000 new homes and 175 hectares of employment land would be required up to 2030, and settling on a plan for …