Birmingham-based property investor announces a new lease and doubling of footprint at its Midlands Business Park Sep 9, 2021 Birmingham-based regional property investor, Colmore Capital, has secured a new lease at its Quartz Point Business Park in Solihull to current tenant and building services provider Briggs & Forrester Group. Well established as a leader in the building services industry, Briggs & Forrester Group provides a range of engineering design, consulting, installation, and maintenance services […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Catesby Estates sells 76-acre site to Council and Developer JV Sep 9, 2021 A Warwickshire site with planning permission for 620 homes has been sold to a council-backed partnership which will develop the scheme. Vistry and Warwick District Council’s housing company Milverton Homes have formed a joint venture to deliver the scheme on a 76-acre site in Kenilworth. Vistry was formed in 2020 by the merger of Bovis […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Green Light for 10 Storey Landmark at Aston University Aug 31, 2021 Birmingham City Council gives the go-ahead for plans to develop the ‘ building with iconic status’. The building at Aston University will create a landmark, as part of plans to refresh the central Birmingham campus with a significant and impactful masterplan. The ground floor to the building will be open to the university community and public […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Willmott Dixon rejuvenates Kidsgrove Leisure Centre Jul 29, 2021 Willmott Dixon has been contracted by Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council to complete an extensive £7.5m refurbishment of Kidsgrove Leisure Centre, restoring the facility that closed in 2017. Over the next 12 months, the centre will be given an extensive makeover to bring it back to life for local residents to enjoy. Willmott Dixon will strip-out the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Ellandi unveils plans to invest £50m into transforming retail site near Birmingham Jul 22, 2021 A multi-million-pound programme of investment announced today by Ellandi, the privately-owned shopping centre operator, is set to transform Merry Hill shopping centre near Birmingham into a regional retail destination. Delivered over five years and beginning with a first stage relaunch in September 2021, the £50m+ investment will mean Merry Hill is the first former intu […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Regeneration scheme in Birmingham including 32-storey building set for green light Jul 22, 2021 A landmark regeneration scheme in Birmingham, which would include buildings of up to 32 storeys, is set to be backed by the council. The project is expected to create hundreds of jobs in the city. Trinity (CW) Ltd is seeking the go-ahead from Birmingham City Council build nine new buildings at Upper Trinity Street and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Lower Essex Ltd reveal plans for 642-apartment scheme in Birmingham Jun 22, 2021 Lower Essex Ltd – a subsidiary of Apsley House Capital and Galliard Homes. Plans for a huge residential scheme in Birmingham that could reach almost 100 metres high have been revealed. Lower Essex Limited wants to build 642 apartments across three blocks at the junction of Lower Essex Street and Hurst Street. The buildings would […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
M7 Real Estate sells Wednesbury Trading Estate for £34 million to PATRIZIA Jun 8, 2021 M7 Real Estate, the pan-European investor and asset manager specialising in multi- tenanted properties, announces that it has sold Wednesbury Trading Estate to PATRIZIA for £34m on behalf of Tristan Capital Partners’ core-plus fund, Curzon Capital Partners V Long-Life LP. Wednesbury Trading Estate, which is located approximately 10 miles to the north west of Birmingham, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Stoke-on-Trent chose for Home Office’s new case centre creating 500 jobs May 20, 2021 Home Secretary Priti Patel has revealed plans to create more than 500 government jobs in Stoke-on-Trent over the next five years, whilst plans are also in place to move senior Civil Service roles to the area. The Home Office is set to open an Immigration Caseworking Innovation Centre in the city, which will see the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Work begins on West Midlands Ambulance Service hub May 12, 2021 Work has begun on a multi-million pound ambulance service hub for West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) in Sandwell. Leading property developer Stoford is delivering the 76,000 sq ft purpose-built hub, the largest hub of its kind in the country, which will eventually house about 350 operational ambulance staff. Contractor McClaren Construction is now on the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
