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The Shropshire manor that Hitler wanted to live in

Birmingham Post — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:00:00 GMT

If history had taken a different turn then Hitler may well have been living in Apley Hall, a glorious historic hall in the heart of the Shropshire countryside.

Buy-to-let landlords falling behind on payments

Birmingham Post — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:21:00 GMT

The number of landlords falling behind on their mortgage repayments has soared by 50% as the buy-to-let boom turns to bust.

Fashionable living at the right price

Birmingham Post — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:09:00 GMT

Newly completed apartments at Skyline have been scoring well in the city popularity stakes, say agents.

Farmland a bright spot in a depressing market

Birmingham Post — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:08:00 GMT

Edward Russell of Knight Frank’s Birmingham office says competition for farmland is high.

The pros and cons of letting your property

Birmingham Post — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:39:00 GMT

Homeowners choosing to let their property in order to ride out the current property market slump are being urged to make sure they choose a reputable agency, experienced in residential property lets.

Prime country homes finally feel the pinch

Birmingham Post — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:37:00 GMT

There are winners and losers in the changing marketplace though manor house properties continue to perform well. Marsya Lennox studies the figures.

Solihull award-winner up for sale

Birmingham Post — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:02:00 GMT

It’s the biggest apartment in Solihull – and an award winner, complete with waterside views and the best spot in the village. Marsya Lennox reports

Eco-friendly homes for families in rural setting

Birmingham Post — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:55:00 GMT

Families may have felt forgotten in a property market awash with apartments.

Property lawyers back call to make HIPs voluntary

Birmingham Post — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:33:00 GMT

A Midland property lawyer has endorsed the findings of a major report that home information packs are not working and are “the worst of all worlds”.

Before you sign up for rented accomodation

Birmingham Post — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:45:00 GMT

Mike Goddard, of Belvour, offers advice to ayone looking to sign a rental agreement

Historic mysteries of Claverdon Hall

Birmingham Post — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:40:00 GMT

Claverdon Hall has been here long enough to have formed a backdrop to various historic periods of intrigue, from the Wars of the Roses, through the Reformation and the Civil War

Quality property is always a valuable investment

Birmingham Post — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:29:00 GMT

No-one could deny that the residential market is undergoing a volatile period, but do not be deluded into believing everything is gloom and doom.

Panorama got it wrong, says Accord Lets

Birmingham Post — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:16:00 GMT

The statement made by BBC1's Panorama programme on Monday (June 2) that Birmingham has too many apartments and too few tenants has been hotly refuted by Carl Mimmack, managing director of one of the city's leading letting agencies.

Inside story at Park Central

Birmingham Post — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:14:00 GMT

When Vanessa Unger of Vogue Interiors was commissioned to style three new show apartments at Crest Nicholson’s mammoth Park Central project, she had her work cut out.

Lets get busy

Birmingham Post — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:16:00 GMT

Build-to-let is the latest phenomenon sweeping the USA. Louise Sutton, senior surveyor at CB Richard Ellis in Birmingham, explains.

There's never been a better time to buy new

Birmingham Post — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Thinking about trading up to a new-build home? Steve Rush, area sales and marketing director of Cala Homes (Midlands) discusses the advantages.

Home buyers do their homework

Birmingham Post — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:12:00 GMT

Ascary new breed of house-hunter is stalking the city streets. He has downloaded every fact, figure, comparison and trend - and he knows what he wants.

Parking alert for flat owners

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:03:00 GMT

Mark Hodgson, of Midland law firm, George Green, warns of a possible threat to flat owners' parking rights.

There's a new look for spring at Park Central

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:58:00 GMT

Birmingham's two newest city parks are springing into life as winter finally ends, and there's a new spring collection to tempt home-buyers out of hibernation.

First look at the Rotunda apartments

Birmingham Post — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:55:00 GMT

Two and a half years after the three-hour sales frenzy in which every one of its 234 apartments were sold, we can reveal the first glimpse inside the new-look Rotunda.