New Energy Performance Rules for Buildings

Energy saving is one of the hottest topics of 2006, with experts tipping that the government will implement the EU’s directive on energy performance in the next few months. The entire commercial property industry will feel the effects.

Investing in Property - Safe as Houses?

Commercial properties are often sold for alternative uses and residential conversion can be an excellent way of unlocking potential from a building you have outgrown. But it’s not as easy as it may look due to specific requirements from distinct sectors of the purchaser market. How do you know if your property has what it takes for a successful conversion or redevelopment?

Changes to Scottish Planning System

Planning legislation is set to change after the Scottish Executive introduced the Planning (Scotland) Bill to the Scottish Parliament in December 2005.

Fast Facts

New Building Surveyors

Building Consultancy is a growing service at Ryden. Four new professionals join the group in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Leeds.

Site for Sale

Ryden has won the instruction from NHS Lothian to sell the last remaining site at the old Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh.

Ryden up for 4 Property 'Oscars'

Ryden has been short-listed in four different categories for this year's Scottish Property Awards, the commercial property industry's equivalent of the Oscars.

Aurora, Glasgow's largest speculative building for over thirty years, has been officially launched by developer Commercial Estates Group.

One of the largest ever regeneration schemes in Edinburgh's city centre is underway. The Fountainbridge area is undergoing extensive new development which when complete will shape an entire quarter of the city.

Manchester's Midland Hotel has been undergoing an extensive external refurbishment programme over the last 2 years.