West Midlands
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Two major retailers sign up for Three Spires centre, Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Two major retailers have signed up for a total of 1,742 sq m (18,751 sq ft) at St Martins Property Groups Three Spires centre, Lichfield, Staffordshire (pictured right).
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Richardsons win consent for £30m Birmingham leisure scheme
The Richardson brothers have won outline planning consent for a £30m leisure park on the former Nechells power station in the Birmingham Heartlands.
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BCDC approves development brief for 21,367 sq m Wednesfield retail and leisure scheme
The Black Country Development Corporation has approved the development brief for Black Country Properties and Lanhams 21,367 sq m (230,000 sq ft) retail and leisure scheme at Bentley Bridge Park,…
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Environment Secretary overturns council decision and approves M42 service station
Environment Secretary John Gummer has overturned Bromsgrove Council’s ruling and given preliminary approval to Bryant Group’s proposal for a motorway service station close to Junction 2 of the M42 at…
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Muller gets go-ahead for Shropshire plant expansion
German yoghurt group Muller has been given clearance for a £20m expansion at its Market Drayton, Shropshire, dairy plant. Muller accounts for £150m of the £520m UK yoghurt market.
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Birmingham Council backs proposal to develop 55ha green belt site
Birmingham Council has controversially backed an outline application for the development of a micro-electronics factory on 55ha (136 acres) near Peddimore, Sutton Coldfield.
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Slough Estates sells two retail warehouses to Eagle Star for £7.65m
Slough Estates has sold the freehold of its Junction 10 Retail Centre, Walsall, to Eagle Star Life Assurance for £7.65m. The funds raised are to be reinvested in Slough’s industrial…
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Petition handed to Downing Street today to try to block 180-mile Central Railway
A proposed 180-mile railway from Kent to the Midlands has attracted opposition ranging from members of the middle classes defending their habitats to nature lovers concerned to protect a rare…
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Lazard Property Unit Trust pays £11.72m for mixed portfolio
Lazard Property Unit Trust has purchased a property portfolio from the Reckitt & Coleman Pension Fund for £11.718m, reflecting a net initial yield of 9%.
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GRO to raise £750,000 through Ofex floatation
Property investment company specialising in ground rents, GRO Properties, is to raise £750,000 through a floatation on the Ofex market later this month.
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Equitable Life buys Asda superstore in Birmingham for £17m
Equitable Life Assurance Society has bought the Asda Superstore on the A45 at Small Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands,from Pillar Properties for £17.25m.
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VHE Construction starts battle to recover £40m from West Midlands road building project
The High Court ruled yesterday that arbitration proceedings could begin to claim back £40m that VHE Construction lost in a road building project in the West Midlands.