West Midlands
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Exclusive: Solicitor tipped to take space at Birmingham’s Imperial House
Solicitor Irwin Mitchell is tipped to have put up to 3,716 sq m (40,000 sq ft) of space under offer in the last remaining major new office building in Birmingham…
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Campaigners make ‘last-ditch’ attempt to stop Birmingham road
Campaigners against the Birmingham Northern Relief Road begin a last-chance effort at the High Court today to prevent Britain’s first toll motorway going ahead.
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US entertainment giants look at three sites
Time Warner and United News & Media (UNM) are in negotiations with the owners of three large sites as possible locations for their Warner Bros Movie World theme park and…
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Birmingham plans to home Britain’s tallest building
Birmingham is confident that Arena Central will be the highest building in the country. Arena Central, a £300m spacecraft-style structure, topped with a long spike, could begin construction next year.
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Lands Improvement sells two Shropshire estates for £5.7m
Lands Improvement is selling Crosemere and Kenwick Estates in Shropshire for £5.7m. They will yield a profit of about £1.2m after sale costs.
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West Midlands: Retail rents rise faster than rest of UK bar London, says CBHP
CB Hillier Parker reckons that retail rent levels in the West Midlands have risen over 11% in the last year – which is faster than any other location outside of…
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Greenalls to open 98-bed hotel on Coventry Business Park
Greenalls has secured consent for a 98-bedroom Village Leisure Hotel on Arlington’s Coventry Business Park. The site is close to the A45 within two miles of Coventry centre.
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Exclusive: Orange launches national sales concept in Birmingham
Orange is kicking off a new nation-wide sales and retail concept in Birmingham, which could see it taking up to 18,580 sq m (200,000 sq ft) across the UK.
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Rental growth hits nine-year high reports GVA Grimley
Rental growth has hit a nine-year high, but will slow down, warns GVA Grimley in its latest Economic and Property Market Review.
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Alvis to shut down Coventry plant
Alvis is to close its Coventry factory, following the merger of its armoured vehicle business with GKN’s. The two have now laid out the terms for the merger.
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Higher occupancy lifts Mucklow’s profits to £13.36m
Midlands developer A&J Mucklow has thanked a rise in occupancy levels for its 12.9% rise in pretax profit to £13.36m from £11.83m for the 12 months ending June 30 1998.
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Coventry taxi factory to become shopping centre
Manganese Holdings plans to redevelop its Coventry black taxi manufacturing factory as a shopping centre. It is seeking a suitable property to relocate its operations.