West Midlands
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Lend Lease Europe maps out a plan for the Midlands
Lend Lease Europe acquired development rights to Touchwood Court, akey retail development in Solihull. The centre totals 4ha (10 acres). Plans have been drawn up, for over adecade, to build…
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Developers plan new speculative offices at Coventry business park
Joint developers Kingspark and Legal & General are working up a planning application for 5,202 sq m (56,000 sq ft) of offices at Crosspoint business park in Coventry, which they…
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Aston Villa says its close to gaining consent for £21m stand and 100-bed hotel development
Aston Villa said it was close to receiving planning permission toexpand the capacity of its ground Villa Park. It also plans to build a100-room hotel next door.
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College of Law drops plans to take 50,000 sq ft prelet at Brindleyplace, Birmingham
Birmingham’s College of Law has dropped plans to take a 4,645 sq m (50,000 sq ft) prelet at Argent’s Brindleyplace after the college failed to secure funding.
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Sainsbury selected to redevelop Castle Vale Shopping Centre
J Sainsbury has won the race to redevelop one of the last remaining retail opportunities in Birmingham. The development arm of the supermarket chain is set to build a 13,377…
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Government stalls over LDV £200m revitalisation plan
The government is holding back from supporting a £200m plan to revitalise the LDV van company through an alliance with Korea’s Daewoo.
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West Midlands office sector set to see rental growth in 1998, predicts DTZ
West Midlands’ office rents are set to grow throughout 1998 on the back strong demand and limited availability of suitable stock, predicts DTZ’s Debenham Thorpe Annual Property Report for the…
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Dealers uncertain after mixed Far East performance
Dealers were on the edge today after a mixed performance in the Far East tookthe shine off New York’s strong overnight performance.
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Barclays poised to put Coventry office investment on the market
Barclays Property Holdings is putting its 6,038 sq m (65,000 sq ft) office building, Sapphire Court, at Walsgrave Triangle Business Park in Coventry, on the investment market for a figure…
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CNC lets Waterlinks House in Birmingham
CNC Properties let 4,180 sq m (45,000 sq ft) of offices at its Waterlinks House in Richard Street, Birmingham. CNC bought the 9,290 sq m (100,000 sq ft) building last…
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Barwood Developments teams up with UBK for Leamington Spa scheme
Barwood Developments has formed a joint venture with the United Bank of Kuwait to redevelop the last site allocated for development in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
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Staffordshire pottery industry close to cracking
Up to 10,000 jobs could be lost in the Staffordshire pottery industry in the next two years warns industry expert, Peter Mills.