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West Midlands should escape worst of rating revaluation, says expert

The West Midlands should escape the worst of the rating revaluation, an expert has predicted.Read

Birmingham property consultant strengthens team for future

Property consultant Harris Lamb’s Birmingham and Worcester offices have added to their teams as the number of financial institutions willing to provide funding for commercial property deals rises.Read

Multi-million-pound property fund makes debut investments

A new multi-million-pound property fund has made its debut investments with a £10.55 million acquisition of three office buildings in London.Read

UK Real Estate Investor Confidence Survey detects a recovery

More than 60 per cent of commercial property professionals are “more confident” about the next 12 months, according to new research.Read

Developer Opus Land agrees deal for its ‘Point 3’ building on site to Hildane Properties

A building on Warwickshire’s flagship Opus 40 business park development has been sold in a deal worth £14.4 million.Read

Contractor sets the stage for Shakespeare theatre

Fitzgerald has won a £900,000 contract as part of work on the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.Read

Commercial lettings demand still falling in West Midlands

Demand for commercial property lettings in the West Midlands continued to fall last quarter despite a UK-wide rise in enquiries and lettings activity for the first time in more than two years.Read

£200m revamp of The Belfry golf complex shelved

A massive £200 million revamp of the world-famous Belfry complex has been put on ice in the latest recessionary blow to the West Midlands.Read

First phase completed of £1.85m refurbishment of former Birmingham Stock Exchange

Work has been completed on the first phase of a £1.85 million refurbishment to an historic building that was previously home to Birmingham Stock Exchange.Read

Birmingham-based Lovell to build £4.23m housing development in Winson Green

Birmingham-based affordable housebuilder and regeneration specialist Lovell is set to build a £4.23 million housing development.Read

Plans submitted to build Birmingham city centre’s tallest building

Plans have been submitted to build Birmingham city centre’s tallest building.Read

Funding announcement on planned Birmingham vertical theme park

A crucial announcement on project funding for the world’s first purpose-built vertical theme park lined up for Birmingham is set to be made in the New Year.Read

US government to slash payouts to top executives

The US administration is set to order bailed out firms to slash their payouts to top executives.Read

Two new faces join board at property giant St Modwen

Regeneration specialist St Modwen Properties has appointed two new non-executive directors.Read

Professor praises regeneration efforts in Walsall

The academic whose report into Birmingham was the catalyst for the Big City Plan has heaped praise on the regeneration efforts in neighbouring Walsall.Read

Heavyweight contractors on £100m city centre campus shortlist

Six of the country’s biggest contractors are on a heavyweight shortlist to build a city centre campus for Birmingham City University costing up to £100 million.Read

New president Paul Bassi set to shake up Birmingham Chamber of Commerce

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s first Asian president has launched his year in office by outlining a vision to shake up the way the Chamber does business.Read

Adrian Aston – statistics for the construction sector are not quite so positive

Still a long, hard road ahead before recoveryRead

Birmingham project boss races to Commonwealth 100km 'ultra distance' title

A senior project manager at Drivers Jonas’ Birmingham office has won two gold medals while representing England at the Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Championships in Keswick.Read

Birmingham auctioneers see property market interest return

Birmingham’s biggest residential and commercial property auctioneers say there is now hard evidence that interest is returning to the market following their latest sales.Read