Property & Construction

The Vice Chair of West Midlands Housing Association Nehemiah UCHA, Martin Levermore MBE, has been appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant John Crabtree, OBE.

Legal & General launches Temple Point, a major Bristol office refurbishment

Triple HBF 5 star housebuilder, William Davis Homes has announced a new partnership with Birmingham-based interior design specialists, Edward Thomas Interiors

National property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton has boosted its South West property management team with the appointment of a new associate director.

To Acquire £94 Million Birmingham Regeneration Project

It’s often claimed that buying a new-build home can take the stress out of moving – and this is now backed up by new research comparing the attitudes of potential new-build customers and the general public.

The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire has been crowned the RIBA West Midlands Building of the Year.

Birmingham-based Vivalda Group plc, the UK’s leading distributor of architectural cladding, has announced first quarter sales figures showing a continuing rise in sales into a construction industry beset by uncertainty and recession.

We are thrilled to see Shaylor Group listed is this year’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report.

National logistics developer db symmetry has reaffirmed its commitment to growth across the north with the announcement that the company is to move its Manchester headquarters to Victoria Buildings on Albert Square in Manchester city centre.

A pioneering public sector development consultancy has strengthened its team with a string of new appointments.

Major mixed-use scheme, including the city’s tallest office building

Clarke Willmott has been appointed to the £30m legal panel of Homes England, formerly known as the Homes and Communities Agency.

Joint agents instructed to market leisure space for new West End residential towers

Expert developer and regeneration specialist, St. Modwen, has submitted a planning application for 20,000 sq ft of office space just off the A38, at its flagship regeneration project at Longbridge.

Housebuilders in the South West are helping to meet the rising demand for homes in what looks set to be the busiest time of year on the property market.

Property consultancy Knight Frank has appointed Ed Kennerley as an associate in its Midlands logistics and industrial agency team.

Installation of roundabout near entrance to new business park ahead of launch next month

Cushman & Wakefield has made 60 promotions to Partner, Associate/Associate Director and Senior Surveyor level across the UK in its latest round of promotions,

Representatives from SevenCapital, Long Harbour, consultants and subcontractors of The Lansdowne today joined main contractor Interserve,

SMEs in search of scale-up space in Bristol’s busy commercial centre are being steered to Newminster House on Baldwin Street near Bristol Bridge.

Inspiring The Next Generation To Plug The Skills Gap.

Newly-refurbished units leased by Bristol Uniforms

Developers are looking East in the latest move to revamp some of Bristol’s longest established suburbs.

Bristol’s growth as a technology and media hub highlighted by data from Colliers International

With Sdl Group Lettings Deal

The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire was named as Project of the Year at the RICS West Midlands Awards at Grand Station in Wolverhampton.

As the construction industry looks to rebuild trust in the sector following recent high-profile companies like Carillion collapsing following significant cost over-runs and apparent cost plan failures,

A prestigious five-acre site at Blockley has been sold for housing following a successful marketing campaign by Bruton Knowles. Cameron Homes will build 23 homes at Draycott Road to the east of the village, 11 of them to be affordable.

COMMERCIAL property agent Scott Osborne has been recognised with a prestigious industry award for the second year in a row.

High quality rental housing to be owned and operated by award-winning professional landlord

Wates Construction has been appointed to build the City Hub building for Nottingham College.

The restoration of the former J. Ashford & Son jewellery factory in Birmingham by Shaylor Group, Blackswan Property and Grainger Plc came under the spotlight when West Midlands Mayor Andy Street visited the site to learn about its rich history and exciting future.

Travelodge, the UK’s first budget hotel brand which operates over 550 hotels, has appointed national property and construction consultancy Wakemans on a new hotel development in Walsall, which is part of a wider scheme to rejuvenate derelict land along the ring road corridor.

Bristol builders are bucking national trends – and managing to escape the worst of the materials shortages which are impacting small businesses across the country.

A Shropshire estate agent has been selected by a leading national network which will help it to continue to develop its expertise in the booming land and new homes sector.

A special event aimed at bringing property landlords up to date with the latest changes in the industry is being planned in Shropshire next month.

The traditional boundaries of Birmingham city centre are being pushed in new directions, according to Savills, as 31% growth in average residential values since 2013 has improved the viability of complex sites and strong commercial occupier demand is encouraging developers to look beyond the historic core.

Community groups in Bristol can now apply for a share of £250,000, available through Jewson Building Better Communities.

New lease of life for 76 Park Street, previously Moss Bros

Wolverhampton headquartered estate agent, Redstones, has expanded its portfolio by acquiring local student letting company Housemates, after securing a six-figure finance facility from HSBC.

Palatine Private Equity has completed the successful sale of Westleigh to Countryside Properties Plc, achieving over a 3x return and 90% IRR within less than two years of making the original investment.

Work set to start on £43m second phase of major dockside regeneration project in May, with funding secured from Homes England and contractor appointed

A DEAL to let 21,000 sq ft of industrial office space in Nottingham has been brokered by property consultancy Innes England.

Industry professionals call for ‘actions not words’

National Federation of Builders Awards 2018

New recruit to team covering South West and Wales for global real estate specialist

Local residents have chosen the name Martineau Road for a new development built in Birmingham by housing association Midland Heart and Westleigh Partnerships Homes.

Award winning residential developer Jones Homes has announced plans to build in Kendal.

Colmore Tang Construction has today (27th March) announced it is working alongside Virgin StartUp to launch a construction industry-first technology accelerator programme called ‘ConstrucTech’.

NATIONAL AUCTIONEERS John Pye Property, is on track to offer a record-breaking number of properties this year through its online-only property auctions.

2018 Industrial & Logistics Spring Barometer from Colliers International shows 6% annual rise

Local housebuilder Barratt Homes West Midlands has received the maximum five star rating in the new Home Builders Federation (HBF) annual New Homes Survey.

Plans for five new homes on a nursery site at Redmarley in Gloucestershire have been approved by Forest of Dean District Council – despite an officers’ recommendation to refuse.

With Bristol’s office-based employment market growing more quickly than the UK average, the demand for high quality commercial space is outstripping supply.

There was cause for celebration last week as Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP, joined local Codsall retirees for the grand opening of McCarthy and Stone’s new Retirement Living complex, Brindley Gardens.

A revolutionary builders’ merchant is set to expand its operations across Birmingham with the launch of a brand new warehouse in Tyseley this Summer, creating more than a dozen jobs in the process.

Award winning global professional services firm WYG has appointed Alan Houghton as Director of Planning and Advisory Services for the North West.

Bellway has been awarded five-star builder status for 2018 after more than nine out of ten customers said they would recommend the developer to a friend.

The Government has recently announced that £3 million of the Housing Infrastructure fund will be invested in the West of England to unlock major developments.