Birmingham Hospital To be Sold for £1.2m
A former Birmingham hospital is set to be repurposed after going on sale for up to £1.2m. The Old skin hospital could see itself transformed into a pub, restaurant or other business and after being acquired by new hands.
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Buyers Paying More for a Home
Sales of Homes Stay LowAs the supply of homes for sale in the UK remains low, one in five buyers are paying more than the asking price to secure their dream property, according to the National Association of Estate...
11% Rise in Asian Investment in the UK
Asian investors are sweeping up the UK property scene in higher numbers than ever before. It appears Brexit is not putting a damper on things, at least for wealthy Asians looking to invest.
Research from JLL, a property investment firm,...
Walsall’s First Timber Home Development Up For National Award
Developed By Accord Group and Made of 106 Homes
The first low carbon timber housing development to be manufactured and built in Walsall is in the running for a national award after beating hundreds of other entrants to the final.
Developed by...
BCU announces £58m plans to transform the University
University will Move all Teaching and Learning to Edgbaston and City Centre
Having already committed over £180m in developing its estate and learning facilities, Birmingham City University has unveiled plans for a further £58m improvements to consolidate to two campus...
Council Tax set to increase
Council tax is set to rise by an extra £12 to pay for the running of the West Midlands Mayor's office and infrastructure investment.
This comes just weeks after David Jamieson, the region's police and crime commissioner (PCC), revealed plans...
Dubai Property Prices
IMF No Longer ConcernedThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it is no longer concerned about a property price bubble in Dubai.
According to Masood Ahmed, head of the IMF's Middle East and Central Asia Department, price growth on...
House Prices Go Up
House prices snuck considerably higher in June but the effect of the Brexit vote on the market is yet to be sensed, according to the latest index from Nationwide Building Society.
Prices increased by 0.2 per cent during the month...
Perry Barr Athletes village to deliver only 58 ‘family council houses’ after Commonwealth Games
An extensive 1,414-property athletes village being built for the Commonwealth Games will provide just 58 affordable houses for desperate Birmingham families. Criticism of scheme as 12,500 people on housing waiting list at Birmingham City Council.
The huge Perry Barr development will house 6,500...
The Home Show
Candidates Wanted
Most of us dream of owning our own home but for a lot of first time-buyers it will stay a dream for a very long time as soaring property prices and needing a big chunk of money for...
