West Midlands
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West Midlands: Coventry Building Society experiences steep rise in mortgage business
Coventry Building Society saw a 77% increase in its mortgage business last month, with savings up by 20%, after the introduction of its member benefits package at the end of…
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Lloyds Bank on Temple Row, Birmingham, to be put up for sale
The landmark Lloyds Bank building on Birmingham’s Temple Row is to be put on the market. A spokesperson for TSB-Lloyds confirmed the company will be moving out of the 864…
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West Midlands: £3bn rail proposal to be submitted today
Centre Railway, promoters of a new 180-mile freight railway line from the Midlands to the Channel tunnel, will today submit a formal application for approval to proceed.
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Arrowcroft wins consent for redevelopment of Lower Precinct, Coventry
Coventry council has granted Arrowcroft planning consent for the 16,722 sq m (180,000 sq ft) redevelopment of the city’s Lower Precinct shopping centre.
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McAlpine Homes MD and others arrested in tax swoop
Graeme McCallum, managing director of Alfred McAlpine Homes and Eric Grove, a non-executive director of the construction group, along with Derek Green, a stockbroker working as a self-employed consultant for…
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New retail scheme signals start of battle for Selfridges’ Birmingham store
Land Securities and AMP Asset Management’s plans for a new £250m shopping centre in Birmingham signals the start of a battle to win London retailer Selfridges’ 18,580 sq m (200,000…
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TBI to take control of Coventry Airport
TBI , the London and Cardiff-based property investment and development company which acquired Cardiff Airport last year, looks set to take a controlling interest in Coventry Airport next month.
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West Midlands: Birmingham Midshires offers to buy West Bromwich society
The 10th largest building society, the Birmingham Midshires, has made an offer to take over its smaller rival, the West Bromwich, the 18th largest.
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West Midlands: Land Secs and AMP plan £250m shopping centre in Birmingham
Land Securities and AMP Asset Management are planning a £250m redevelopment of the Martineau and Priory Square shopping centres in Birmingham.
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House of Fraser disposes of lease on Leeds flagship store
The House of Fraser is admitting it has agreed to dispose of the lease on its Schofields department store in Headrow, Leeds – but remains tight lipped about the details.
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Fort Dunlop to be sold
Fort Dunlop is to be sold for more than £90m before the 12.14ha (30-acre) project is even built by Midland tycoon twins, Don and Roy Richardson.
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Pearson signs off in West Bromwich
Pearson Property Investments has assigned its remaining interest on the 1311 sq m (14,115 sq ft) Unit 1, Charles Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, to HDC Resins.