NEC Group to be Sold
Birmingham City Council Will Seek Offers
Following the conclusion of a strategic review, Birmingham City Council has resolved to seek offers for the NEC Group.
Principal objectives of the proposed sale are to secure an investor who shares the...
Home Improvement
Boost for More City Council Tenants
Thirty-four council house tenants can look forward to home improvements in the coming weeks after extra funds were secured for the city from the Government.
It is the third time this financial year that additional...
£82m Dudley leisure and retail development revealed
An image of the Portersfield development in Dudley which has been released show shops and bars, linked by open plan walkways for shoppers once it gets the green light.
A planning application has been submitted to Dudley Council planners by...
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...
Home Reposessions Fall
Numbers at their Lowest Since 2006
The figure of homes being reposed has fallen by 26% compared to the previous year, the lowest since 2006.
Out of the 21,000 the total number of repossessions, 16,100 were on owner occupied properties, and...
Shortlist for Channel 4 Cities Revealed
The shortlist for Channel 4 relocation has been revealed with West Midlands listed for the national headquarters or creative hub, alongside Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Greater Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool. The region put forward Birmingham and Coventry as potential homes...
Mortgage Burden on Retirees
Over 70s Saddled With Extraordinary Total Mortgage Debt of £35.2 billion,
Four in 10 over 50s in the UK are paying off a mortgage worth on average of £49,000 and a fifth in their 70s are still paying off...
Commercial Property Auctions
New Property AvailablePugh & Co, who were recently re-confirmed as the largest commercial property Auctioneers in the north of England, have confirmed new auctions. Auctions will be taking place on December 2, 2014.
http://www.pugh-auctions.com/Auction/Leeds/20141202
Rents Increase
Year-on-Year Demand Outstrips Supply
The standard rent amount in the UK is now £836 per calendar month, an increase of 2% year on year.
Data from the latest studies report from shows that one and two bedroom properties saw the biggest...
Solihull to receive an influx of homes
Restructured proposals to build thousands of homes across Solihull are set to be put to the public. Residents are to be asked their views on sites assigned for development.
The latest draft of the council's Local Plan Review, which would...
