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Hundreds of surveyors attend annual RICS dinner

The RICS recently hosted its annual gala dinner for the region’s leading quantity surveyors and construction professionals at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham.Read

Relocation on the cards for Tamworth firm

Tamworth-based management software business, Easyquote, has relocated to barn conversion offices at Shuttington Fields Farm as part of its ongoing growth plans.Read

Appointment at key Coventry site

A commercial property specialist in Coventry has been appointed to market a new 93-acre office and warehouse development which could bring 2,000 jobs to the city.Read

Accountancy firm expands its offices as part of growth plans

A Birmingham accountancy firm has expanded into new city centre offices following a successful merger, increasing client numbers and promising deal activity.Read

Minister launches building proposals for West Midlands

West Midlands Minister Ian Austin has launched the West Midlands Construction Taskforce plan which will target support for the construction sector in the region.Read

Losses more than double at St Modwen

Developer St Modwen has revealed annual losses have more than doubled to £101.7 million as tough conditions continued last year.Read

Opus Land seals massive Boots deal

Boots has acquired one of the region’s largest available industrial developments in a multi-million pound deal with Warwickshire-based Opus Land - the largest deal of its kind for three years.Read

A new look for Paradise Circus in Birmingham

Images of how Paradise Circus in Birmingham could look following the expected demolition of the Central Library have been released.Read

Drivers Jonas and Deloitte merger set to dominate property sector

Birmingham Post Editor Alun Thorne looks at how the merger of two of the UK’s best known corporate names could create one of the Birmingham’s most formidable property operations.Read

Jewellery Quarter regeneration office closed as work starts on Hylton Street

Work has started on a £2.5 million scheme to transform derelict Jewellery Quarter buildings into work units – but an office that oversees the area’s regeneration has been closed as part of spending cutbacks.Read

Competition for Birmingham's office market on the rise

Birmingham’s office market is becoming increasingly competitive while London’s West End is once again the most expensive location in the world to occupy office space in, according to DTZ’s latest Global Occupancy Costs survey.Read

See the future of Paradise Circus

A public information exhibition on potential redevelopment options for Paradise Circus is to be held on Tuesday, February, 9 from 12-7pm and Wednesday, February 10, from 7.30am-2pm within the Paradise Forum mall.Read

GVA appoints fit-out expert

GVA Grimley appointed Nigel Britten to its building consultancy team.Read

Landlords advised to consider refurbishments

Landlords should consider refurbishment over new build as financial constraints continue to freeze the speculative office development market, according to a new report.Read

Real Estate investors raises £10m for bargain war chest

Real Estate Investors has raised more than £10 million to take advantage of knock-down prices in the sector.Read

CB Richard Ellis to give advice on stalled development

CB Richard Ellis has been appointed by administrators to advise on a stalled development site in Birmingham city centre following the collapse of the developer.Read

Deloitte acquires Drivers Jonas to create property giant

Drivers Jonas LLP, the oldest firm of real estate advisors in the world, has been acquired by Deloitte with a view to creating one of Europe’s largest property businesses.Read

High hopes for property sector as Burj Khalifa opens

It is only a matter of weeks since Dubai’s highest profile company, Dubai World, said it needed more time to pay back its debts sending stock markets, albeit for a short period, into overdrive once again.Read

Wolseley offloads its Irish arm

Building materials group Wolseley has sold its Irish business as part of a plan to focus on larger-scale parts of its business.Read

Key housing deal agreed

Regeneration and housing specialist Midland Heart has appointed the contractors for a multi-million pound extra care housing scheme in Dudley.Read