Commercial Property

Image of £125m NEC supercasino after construction firm appointed Oct 15 2012

A computer-generated image of the new £125 million super casino at the NEC has been created after developers appointed a construction company to build the giant leisure complex.Read

Uncertainty sees demand for retail premises fall further Oct 15 2012

Economic uncertainty continues to plague West Midlands high streets as new figures reveal demand for retail premises fell further in the last quarter.Read

£8.5m business park in Staffordshire given the go-ahead Oct 15 2012

PLANS for a new business park in the Midlands which could create 2,500 new jobs have been given the green light.Read

Speculative fears holding back new industrial sites Oct 12 2012

The region is suffering from a lack of industrial units as developers continue to shy away from developing speculatively, a leading agent has claimed.Read

Shaylor completes JLR project Oct 12 2012

West Midlands contracting group Shaylor has completed its first project for Jaguar Land Rover at Solihull ahead of schedule.Read

Workplace award for Fort Dunlop Oct 12 2012

Fort Dunlop has been named as one of the best workplaces in the country at a prestigious national awards.Read

Landlords urged to pay heed to Travelodge woes Oct 05 2012

Midland landlords have been hit with a wake-up call following Travelodge’s corporate voluntary arrangement (CVA) according to a specialist in the city.Read

Work begins at old office site Oct 05 2012

Development and finance firm the Cannock Group has begun work on transforming redundant offices in Birmingham city centre into a hotel.Read

No need to speculate as Birmingham tops new project list Oct 05 2012

Pre-lets or sales will be the “new normal” when it comes to kick-starting new commercial or residential developments according to the team behind a major annual survey into the sector.Read

New hotel for Arena Central a step closer after sale to developer Oct 03 2012

The owners of a key city site have completed the sale of a plot for a new 210-bedroom hotel.Read

Business continues to outperform says St Modwen Oct 02 2012

The listed company behind the £70 million regeneration of Longbridge has announced a confident interim trading update.Read

Opportunities abound according to new property report Oct 02 2012

The opportunities are out there if you know how to find them is the message from a new report by one of the city’s major property companies.Read

£4 million grant kick-starts next phase of Park Central Sep 25 2012

Building work is set to start on the latest phase of one of Birmingham’s biggest urban regeneration schemes following a £3.96 million Government grant. Read

Midland firm IM Properties doubles profits Sep 24 2012

A Midland property company founded by one of the richest men in the region has more than doubled its pre-tax profits.Read

In-built snobbery holds back property progress Sep 21 2012

Professor Ruth Reed, the first female president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, believes that snobbery needs to be replaced with ambition within our education system if more women are to be encouraged into propertyRead

LEP funding boost for redundant site projects Sep 21 2012

Two business expansion projects in Shropshire are to benefit from a £63,000 boost from a fund created to breathe new life into redundant buildings.Read

Green belt land 'in firing line' as firms seek housing plots Sep 21 2012

Green belt land around Sutton Coldfield and in the Redditch and Bromsgrove areas could be in the firing line to meet demand for new homes, according to a city planning expert.Read

German packaging form set to create 100 new jobs Sep 18 2012

A German food packaging company is set to create up to 100 Midland jobs with the opening of an £8 million warehouse.Read

The office layout dictates how we go about the job Sep 14 2012

We may be changing the way we work but the office will remain the heartbeat of a business according to GVA’s Charles ToogoodRead

Plans coming together nicely for a new future for Eastside Sep 14 2012

Nikal’s John Mofatt looks back at the last 12 months in the life of Birmingham’s EastsideRead