Birmingham unveils Housing Prospectus to meet unprecedented demand

Triggered by rapid growth over past decade – businesses and people flocking to Birmingham in record numbers.

Partner sought for Birmingham’s biggest residential scheme

Icknield Port Loop to deliver over 1,000 homes.

Birmingham housing boom to continue

Demand for city centre apartments set to grow in 2015.

Love it or leave it?

Property duo want to help Birmingham family with their property dilemma.

Central Plaza nears completion

Birmingham city centre development to be finished by mid-August.

In, on and around the Library of Birmingham

Andy Goff was out with his camera and brings a selection of pictures that show the mish mash of development in Birmingham.

Is renting the way forward?

Our property correspondent, Raj Naphray, gives his thoughts on the current housing market.

Birmingham to host inaugural property networking conference

“Forum for discussion and exchange of ideas.”

MEP wins pledge of EU action to help British property owners in Spain

The European Commission will quiz the Spanish government over continued serious legal problems faced by thousands of British citizens who own property in Spain, after pressure from Lib Dem Euro MP Phil Bennion.

West Midlands: The next ‘Grand Designs’ hotspot?

The head of a boutique architects practice reckons that the West Midlands is well on its way to becoming the next big ‘Grand Designs’ hotspot.

Rare freehold houses to be launched in Birmingham this weekend

Crest Nicholson will launch the first freehold new build houses to have been built in Birmingham city centre for more than two years

Birmingham – an airport for Britain

Birmingham Airport has today published its response to the Airports Commission’s challenge to deliver aviation capacity in the long-term.

Regional Excellence in Tourism Awards – Now open for entries

The search to find the region’s tourism superstars begins in earnest this month

Paradise Circus regeneration a scam?

Alan Clawley takes issue over the designation of an area labelled in need of ‘regeneration’.

Locals fight to keep community pub

Locals of the last pub on Walsall’s Beechdale Estate which raise thousands for local charities are fighting plans to convert it into shops saying it is at the heart of the community.

Top marks for Crest Nicholson at Park Central, Birmingham

The construction team at Crest Nicholson’s Park Central development in Birmingham city centre has been commended in two NHBC (National House-Building Council) Awards.

Walsall Labour oppose move to exclude public and press

Labour councillors are opposing a move by Walsall council to discuss a tax-funded, multi-million pound project in secret session away from the eyes of the public and press.

Russia to establish ‘non-permanent’ bases on Cyprus?

Cypriot Defence Minister Fotis Fotiu told journalists that he was ‘studying the possibility’ of permitting Russian military aircraft to use Paphos airbase and Russian warships to use the port of Limassol.

Library building ‘obsolete’

Birmingham City Council officials have written a report to the Cabinet stating that the 40-year-old Central Library building is not only vacant but ‘obsolete’ as well, reveals Alan Clawley.

Campaign for Rail – Chance to meet Chiltern Stations Manager

The Midlands based rail champion, Campaign for Rail will be holding its inaugural Annual General Meeting tomorrow at the Atrium, Moor Street Station

John Duckers on the rubbish revolution taking place in Birmingham

Wheelie bins are hitting the streets of Birmingham in a campaign funded by tax payers. John Duckers has come up with other ideas for those pesky plastic uber bins.

Birmingham Airport’s vision for long-term growth

Birmingham Airport, together with a coalition of business leaders and local councils, will today unveil a vision that would enable the Airport to grow in line with future demand

Student accommodation unveiled on Birmingham’s Bristol Street

The show flat of a newly developed student accommodation scheme which will provide 108 bed spaces on Birmingham’s Bristol Street is now open.

Cradley extra care scheme kicks off

Work will commence on a landmark, £18m Extra Care scheme in Cradley, West Midlands after contracts were signed

More homes for former MG Rover works

St. Modwen has submitted a planning application for a new phase of housing in Longbridge, Birmingham.

Foreign investments into Birmingham up by over 50%

The number of foreign investments into Birmingham has risen by more than half in the last 12 months as a result of the city’s continued drive to attract more inward investment

Birmingham LGBT opens sports and fitness studio in Southside

Birmingham LGBT has added a new sports and fitness studio to its thriving Health and Wellbeing Centre in Birmingham’s Southside district.

Walsall Labour allege Tory panic over shopping centre

Walsall’s Labour group claim that after, what they describe as, three years of failed promises and unsuccessful negotiations, Walsall Council has committed £8 million to a flagship retail project with less than 24 hours notice.

Overground and Underwhelmed

Stage 1 of the £598m New Street Station redevelopment opened last week. The Birmingham press were impressed, the Birmingham Press wasn’t. Steve Beauchampé reports.

Labour claim residents paying for Business Rate collection failures

Companies in Walsall owe over £2 million in unpaid business rates while the council makes cuts in public services and care for vulnerable people, claim Walsall’s Labour Group.