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Bonuses all round after successful year for Drivers Jonas

Property consultants Drivers Jonas have defied the current economic conditions by posting a pretax profit of £21.2m in the year to May 31.Read

Drivers Jonas defy property downturn

Property consultants Drivers Jonas have defied the current economic conditions by posting a pretax profit of £21.2m in the year to May 31.Read

Long time advisor takes over leading IM Properties

The managing director of one of the region’s leading property firms is to step down just months after negotiating a £33 million refinancing agreement to secure its funding commitments.Read

Fusion helps developer in site move

Birmingham-based Fusion Building Consultancy has helped a Worcester company buck the economic trend, by relocating them to a new custom-built manufacturing unit and offices in Droitwich.Read

Legal firm’s free guide for landlords of commercial properties with insolvent tenants

A West Midlands legal firm has published a free guide for landlords of commercial properties to help them deal with any tenants which become insolvent.Read

Allbright Estates looks ahead with new branch office in Acocks Green

Letting agency Albright Estates has opened a new branch office in Acocks Green to further tap into the Midlands property market.Read

Positive third quarter for city office market

Opportunism and consolidation are behind an upturn in enquiries in the Birmingham office market according to a new report.Read

Barteak Developments secures global logistics company Barloworld at Avon House

Activity at Avon House, in Solihull, has stepped up a gear with the letting to global logistics company Barloworld.Read

Aspecto takes space in Birmingham's Pavilions shopping centre

Clothing retailer Aspecto has become the latest company to take on a space in The Pavilions Shopping Centre in Birmingham.Read

Property firm Hortons celebrates Birmingham hat-trick

Family-owned property firm Hortons Estate is celebrating a hat-trick of lettings after securing independent retailers at three of its city centre units.Read

Property agent Cris takes on emotional journey of a lifetime

Leading Birmingham industrial agent Cris Maxim could have been forgiven for sitting at home licking his wounds, after unexpectedly being made redundant in February this year.Read

House-builder Taylor Wimpey to raise prices after selling all homes earmarked for retail in 2009

House-builder Taylor Wimpey is focused on raising prices after selling all the homes earmarked for retail during 2009.Read

Karl Ward in as new owner and MD at office furnishings recyclers ORS UK

Midlands-based office furnishings recycling specialist, ORS UK, has announced the arrival of Karl Ward as new owner and managing director.Read

Construction sector still in recession as job losses and costs rise

Construction companies remain rooted in recession, the latest monthly snapshot of the sector has shown.Read

£500m Arena Central project facing a finish date of 2030

The property market slump means that Birmingham’s £500 million Arena Central project might not be completed until 2030.Read

Chivers Commercial completes two retail lettings in the West Midlands

Independent chartered surveyor Chivers Commercial has completed two retail lettings in the West Midlands.Read

St Modwen announce hat-trick of lettings at ten-acre Shrub Hill scheme in Worcester

St Modwen has announced a hat-trick of lettings at its ten-acre Shrub Hill scheme in Worcester.Read

Birmingham City Council deputy leader backs regeneration projects at Mace Autumn Group

The deputy leader of Birmingham City Council has vowed that the local authority will work alongside the city’s construction professionals to push a pipeline of multi-million pound projects through the recession and beyond.Read

Banks begin to loosen purse strings for commercial property lending

A commercial property expert has said there are signs bank lending is returning for the sector – but warns recovery is being stifled by a shortage of stock.Read

Ambitious Camp Hill regeneration project a step closer to completion

The ten-year transformation of Camp Hill, once Warwickshire’s most impoverished area, has taken a huge step forward with a deal to take forward the final phase of development work.Read