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MIPIM: Backing Birmingham's Paradise Circus project

Ian Stringer, of GVA Grimley, looks forward to his first trip to the Riviera.Read

MIPIM: Organisers delighted to see return of big projects

Big projects are back, according to the organisers of this year’s MIPIM conference in Cannes.Read

MIPIM: Brummie pride behind Rider Levett Bucknall success

Turn up at a major property development across the world that is being handled by construction consultants Rider Levett Bucknall and the chances are that there is a Brummie in charge.Read

City Council and St Modwen stand firm in Longbridge legal battle

A legal tussle in Birmingham could determine how much councils can force developers to pay for infrastructure improvements in return for planning permission, reports Public Affairs Correspondent Paul Dale.Read

MIPIM: Developers keeping Birmingham's image dynamic, says Mike Whitby

Birmingham’s private sector developers and construction companies have given “sterling support” to the city’s presence at MIPIM 2010, the global property conference in Cannes in March, according to city council leader Coun Mike Whitby.Read

MIPIM: Delegates offered a chance to win VIP trip to Birmingham

Jaguar Land Rover and the Radisson Blu Hotel in Birmingham have teamed up with Birmingham City Council to offer one lucky MIPIM delegate a VIP trip to the city and the region.Read

Deloitte and Drivers Jonas merger completed

The surprise merger between two of the city’s best known corporate names has been completed.Read

Mike Whitby to tell MIPIM of Birmingham's ‘decade of delivery’

You are pushing on an open door if you want to put your money into Birmingham in the next ten years, council leader Mike Whitby will tell the world’s leading investors at MIPIM 2010, the global property conference in Cannes.Read

St Modwen refuses to pay infrastructure tariff at Longbridge, inquiry told

One of Britain’s wealthiest property firms has been accused of using the recession as an excuse to wriggle out of stumping up cash to improve public transport at Birmingham’s giant Longbridge redevelopment site.Read

MIPIM Diary: Commando operation to attract investors to Birmingham

Dawn Roberts kicks off her MIPIM diary with a tale of some lost underwear - and the conference hasn't even started yet.Read

St Modwen acquisition set to kickstart Hednesford Gateway scheme

St. Modwen has purchased a factory in a deal which unlocks the development potential of the £50 million Hednesford Gateway scheme in Cannock Chase.Read

University College Birmingham unveils plans for new Jewellery Quarter campus

University College Birmingham (UCB) plans to build a brand new campus on four acres on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter.Read

Prime river site up for auction

Warwick’s famous Eastgate and some prime river frontage will be the prize lots at a forthcoming auction in the town.Read

Map drawn up to promote Birmingham

The third central Birmingham office market map created by the Birmingham Office Market Forum (BOMF) has been launched at Opus.Read

Design firm invests in Jewellery Quarter

A design company that specialises in property has cemented its love affair with the Jewellery Quarter by investing in a key piece of real estate.Read

Lenders still trying to offload property assets

Lenders are still off-loading property assets in a bid to draw a line under their losses according to a new report.Read

Taylor Wimpey posts £700m loss but reports better conditions

Taylor Wimpey has posted another sizeable annual loss but said it was encouraged by recent trading after an improvement in UK sales.Read

Carillion posts sales rise to £5.4bn

Building firm Carillion has revealed annual sales of £5.4 billion – four per cent up despite challenging market conditions.Read

Coventry council boss to chair major investment seminar at MIPIM

Martin Reeves, the chief executive of Coventry City Council, has been chosen to chair a major seminar on international inward investment.Read

Drivers Jonas ordered to pay £90,000 after losing MIPIM legal battle

Property consultancy Drivers Jonas has been ordered to pay the organisers of MIPIM 100,000 euros after being found guilty of “parasitical” behaviour.Read

Real Estate Investors jumps into profit

Real Estate Investors, the quoted vehicle of Midlands property specialist Paul Bassi, has jumped into profit after reporting a 13 per cent rise in the value of its assets.Read