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Intelligent lifts just part of Colmore Plaza attractions

More potential lettings are on the horizon for Colmore Plaza - one of the key buildings in the transformation of Birmingham's Colmore business district - which was officially opened yesterdayby the Leader of Birmingham City Council, Coun Mike Whitby. Read

Former mill set to become new Debenhams store

Henderson Global Investors - advised by joint-agents Savills and Churston Heard - has clinched a deal which will see Debenhams move in as a new tenant at Weavers Wharf Retail Park in Kidderminster. Read

Serviced office space in Birmingham in great demand

Such was the demand for serviced office space in Birmingham last year that - outside of London - the city came out top in the 2007 ranking of serviced office hotspots compiled by officebroker.com. Read

Teamwork brings new home for ER Grove & Co

Two of the Black Country's longest standing professional services firms have worked together to secure a new headquarters building. Read

£10m Staffordshire hotel nears completion

A 119-bed hotel at the main entrance to the 750-acre Trentham Estate, north Staffordshire, has been handed over to Whitbread for final fitting-out as a Premier Inn Hotel and is scheduled to open before Easter. Read

New £5m headquarters for Goodman

One of the world's largest property groups is set to move into a new £5 million purpose-built office development in Solihull later this year. Read

Earlplace secures £5m deal in Brum

A landmark property in the centre of Birmingham has been sold in a £5 million deal. Read

Fidelity getting high at 'new' Tricorn House

Fidelity National Information Services, (FIS) - a worldwide leader of payment processing and technology solutions to financial services and retail organisations - has signed a new ten-year lease on 25,000 sq ft of office space at the newly refurbished Tricorn House in Edgbaston as part of plans to consolidate its Midlands operation. Read

Property market expected to stabilise this year

The UK economy is extremely unlikely to go into recession, according to Dr Angus McIntosh, head of research at Birmingham property firm King Sturge. Read

Doing the business at Mipim

Shoosmiths' Joel Kordano, explains why Cannes is so important for Birmingham and the Midlands Read

Mipim and selling the Midlands to the world

It’s crowded, expensive, and can be a lot of hassle, so why exactly does anybody bother with Mipim? Ed Jones and Mike Whitby, leader of the city council, explain the importance of the property event in the south of France. Read

Bad timing can be costly for tenants

Too many commercial property tenants are getting it when when they try to exercise break clauses in their leases, explains property litigation expert James Coles Read

My rise from £3 a week to millionaire

West Midlands property magnate Grahame Whateley is a man fuelled by ambition, as James O'Brien discovers Read

Market must avoid panic and idle hands

Caution rather than fear is the watchword for the commercial property industry, Steve Pain reports on prospects for the coming year. Read

Time to give greenbelt dogma the chop

Government plans to build hundreds of thousands of new homes in the West Midlands should be met with a bit of give and take - even if it means building on the greenbelt, according to Cala Homes Read

Chase pioneers four new developments

Chase Commercial has acquired four Midlands development sites - totalling 16.43 acres - for around £5 million. Read

CrossCountry opts for HQ at Cannon House

West Midlands-based Nurton Developments has clinched another big letting at Cannon House in the centre of Birmingham - just weeks after announcing that a major government agency will be basing its headquarters in the building. Read

Credit crunch is no excuse, says St Modwen

The chairman of Midlands regeneration specialists St Modwen Properties said many developers were using the "credit crunch" as an excuse - and promised 2008 would be profitable for the firm, despite market difficulties. Read

Purchase creates UK's largest plant firm

Property consultancy King Sturge yesterday confirmed it had successfully completed the acquisition of surveying firm Bache Treharne to form what is claimed to be the largest plant and machinery business in the UK. Read

GVA Grimley agents for Colmore Plaza development

The Carlyle Group has appointed GVA Grimley as the new joint agents for the Colmore Plaza development in Birmingham. Read

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