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Work begins on Quarter’s greenest new gem

Work has started on what is claimed will be Birmingham’s ‘greenest’ mixed-use development in the heart of the city’s historic Jewellery Quarter. Read

Send Marketing is first arrival at Aldridge Fields

Shaylor Developments’ first new industrial scheme has secured its first occupant within days of completion Read

John Booth joins property team at Martineau

Birmingham and London-based law firm Martineau has appointed a leading specialist in property development as part of the continuing expansion of its real estate services. Read

Peter Hill moves into MFG agricultural division

Peter Hill, a long-time partner in MFG Solicitors’ residential conveyancing division, is moving to work in Worcester to strengthen the firm’s agricultural and conveyancing teams. Read

End of property slump in sight, say experts

Times may be getting tougher for Birmingham’s commercial property market – but there is light at the end of the tunnel, experts at property consultancy Atisreal are predicting. Read

Jones Lang LaSalle seals deal for final phase of Meir Park

Jones Lang LaSalle has agreed a pre-let of the final phase of Meir Park in Stoke-on-Trent to Sants Pharmaceutical Distributors (Sants), part of the Co-operative Group. Read

Maddox Group sells Viva office to Seal

Only months after purchasing the ‘Viva’ office complex next to Mailbox in Birmingham, the expanding Maddox Group has re-packaged the building and sold it to Seal Marketing for £1.25 million. Read

British Land to report good news on share earnings

Real Estate specialist British Land expects to buck the weakening property market by reporting an increase in underlying earnings per share for the second quarter of this year. Read

St Modwen deals lift the gloom

Midland-based developer St Modwen has added a welcome note of success to an otherwise gloomy week in the construction sector. Read

Birmingham office of DTZ stands firm

The Birmingham office of the global property consultants DTZ has largely withstood the pressures on the commercial property market which drove the group as a whole into a second-half loss and forcing it to cut the final dividend. Read

Knight Frank expands Birmingham team

Knight Frank has boosted its Birmingham office with the promotion of James Bowkett and Kevin Morris to partner and the appointment of Alistair Winning and Ben Hanlin to its commercial property team. Read

Keep children away from building sites, says Morgan Ashurst

With the summer holidays fast approaching, local construction company Morgan Ashurst is urging parents and teachers to help keep kids safe and away from building sites. Read

Lettings close to matching 2007 total, says King Sturge

Highlighting the strengthening central Birmingham office market, lettings are already nearly at 2007’s year-end total – which in turn has out-performed both 2005 and 2006 – according to King Sturge Birmingham‘s head of office agency, Jonathan Carmalt. Read

Athena Point to undergo major refurbishment

Hermes Real Estate is embarking on a major refurbishment of Athena Point at 13 Tameside Drive, Aston, which will cost more than £2 million. Read

Cofton Centre completed at Longbridge

The £6.5 million Cofton Centre at Longbridge has successfully been completed, launching a new industrial era for the world famous site in Birmingham. Read

Record year for King Sturge building consultants

King Sturge’s Birmingham-based building consultancy division has ended the financial year with record growth and a fee income of over £1 million. Read

Student accommodation bucks property trend

The student accommodation sector offers investors and developers in Birmingham attractive opportunities, according to Knight Frank. Read

Four Midland sites acquired by Skelton Group

Property investment and management company Skelton Group has acquired four new industrial properties in the West Midlands with financial backing from The Royal Bank of Scotland. Read

Crunch time for global real estate market

The value of the real estate capital market reached $12 trillion in 2007 – up 18 per cent on the previous year, according to DTZ’s flagship Money Into Property report. Read

Crunch time for global real estate market

The value of the real estate capital market reached $12 trillion in 2007 – up 18 per cent on the previous year, according to DTZ’s flagship Money Into Property report. Read

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