DTZ asked to find out how sterling is Stirling

DTZ has been appointed to act for three Urban Regeneration Companies (URCs) in Scotland - by Irvine Bay URC and Clyde Gateway URC on all aspects of property over a four- and two-year term respectively and by Riverside Inverclyde URC as planning advisor for four years.

Director Chris Dougray, who is leading the DTZ team on the Clyde Gateway URC, said: "These three projects are national priorities as determined by the Scottish Government’s regeneration agenda. They are great examples of regeneration in action and will provide huge boost to their respective local economies as well as the overall Scottish economy.”

Meanwhile, DTZ has been commissioned to carry out a health check on the vitality of Stirling city centre. Edinburgh-based associate director, Fionna Kell will report her team's findings to Stirling Council at the end of March.

She said: "Health checks provide a valuable benchmark against which to measure the

Stirling city centre - under the microscope

effect of future changes in economic activity on a city centre. This review will provide a picture of how well services are performing in Stirling city centre."

Andy Kennedy, Stirling City Centre manager and chairman of the Association of Town Centre Management in Scotland, said: "Scotland's towns and cities have lagged behind other areas in the UK in using health checks to inform town/city centre strategies and action plans.“

DTZ's Edinburgh office is experienced in this filed, having carried out annual reviews of the quality and vitality of Belfast city centre for the past six years.