Midlands Business News

A planning consultancy specialising in natural resources has relocated to sustainable offices in Normanton-on-Soar in a deal overseen by Mather Jamie.

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A Northamptonshire chartered surveyor has donned trainers and hit the race track to help raise funds for a worthy cause.

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Johnson Fellows has announced that phase one of a £4 million new build project for a Telford medical practice, which will provide the local community with state-of-the-art facilities, is due to be completed next month (June).

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Veteran surveyor David Neale is to hang up his theodolite after more than 50 years in the property business.

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The Birmingham office of property consultancy Bruton Knowles has added to its team with the appointment of a graduate surveyor.

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A property specialist at Birmingham-based CPBigwood has been promoted to partner.

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Birmingham’s Grade II Listed Paragon Hotel looks set for a transformation, following its acquisition by an overseas investor.

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Wells McFarlane, one of the East Midlands’ leading firms of Chartered Surveyors, has recently added to its experienced team with the appointment of Michelle Mills as Senior Surveyor.

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Further details of planning regulations have been unveiled which aim to benefit struggling farmers by allowing easier conversion of redundant farm buildings. The government has announced legislation will come into force on Thursday, May 30 that will allow land owners to change the use of buildings from commercial use to residential use, and from agricultural [...]

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Leading property and business advisers Berrys is expanding its planning team at Shrewsbury with the appointment of well known former planning officer Stuart Thomas as senior planning practitioner.

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A rare opportunity to acquire an outstanding country residence with stunning views and a well equipped farmstead has arisen in Shropshire with the sale of Walton Grange, Much Wenlock

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Nationwide Building Society will be relocating within Cannock to a location becoming increasingly popular with financial services firms. CPBigwood, acting for the landlord, secured Nationwide as a tenant who beat off competition from a rival to move into No.1 Market Place. Nearby occupiers include Yorkshire Bank and Lloyds Bank. Market Place is adjacent to the [...]

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A host of properties sold for way above their guide price at another hugely successful CPBigwood auction. Some 100 lots were offered, 82 sold and a total of £7.9 million was raised. Jonathan Hackett, partner and head of auctions for CPBigwood, said: “Even though prices were strong it didn’t take away from there being some [...]

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A major gaming operator has appointed chartered surveyors Johnson Fellows as corporate estate managers for its portfolio of more than 190 premises across the UK, it has been announced.

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Two staff at a firm of estate agents in Leicestershire passed their final exams to become fully qualified chartered surveyors last month (April).

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Independent cinemas owner James Collington is in confident mood and looking to increase his portfolio of venues.

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Work is to get underway later this month on a £250,000 project to renovate a former community centre in Rugby into a day nursery. Around a dozen jobs will be created when the Brownsover Community Centre in Hollowell Way is rejuvenated by specialist commercial property developer, UK & Maine. The company, who bought the building [...]

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Mather Jamie is offering a unique opportunity to acquire a substantial site in Diseworth after bringing an 88-acre farm to the market.

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Shropshire home owners looking to sell their properties are being urged to realistically price their houses to take advantage of continued signs of cautious optimism throughout the county’s housing market.

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A major portfolio of more than 700 acres of rural properties will become available next week (May 7) with sites from Kent to Staffordshire.

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Notts-based commercial property consultancy NG Chartered Surveyors has taken one of the top slots in a flagship national award scheme.

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A Lincolnshire gifts wholesaler is looking to an even brighter future after “treating itself” to new premises.

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Innes England has secured the sale of two industrial investments in Derby and Alfreton highlighting a healthy level of demand in the sector.

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Napier & Co a local company based in Pontesbury has been awarded the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) East Midlands Regional Award 2013

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Property agents CPBigwood have presented a cheque for £8,400 to St Mary’s Hospice in Birmingham.

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Homebuyers across the region are being urged to take out a professional survey before buying a house after a new poll commissioned by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed that over a fifth of home buyers who did not have a home survey are saddled with a property they would never have bought [...]

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One of Shropshire’s largest estate agents has strengthened its management team as part of exciting new development plans.

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A Loughborough industrial estate has been sold to a Cheshire-based property investment group after a string of successful lettings. Working on behalf of F&C REIT Asset Management, NG Chartered Surveyors has sold Weldon Road Industrial Estate to Dean Estates Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Torran Investments acted as advisors to the new owners. NG was [...]

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Nottingham property consultants NG Chartered Surveyors has expanded its dispute resolution services now that one of its partners has become an accredited commercial mediator.

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Midlands based chartered surveyors Smiths Gore has announced a series of senior promotions within the firm. David Steel, Charles Baker and Stephen Spencer were all promoted to Equity Partner with effect from 1 April. Stephen is in charge of the Lichfield office where he manages a team of thirty staff. Stephen specialises in estate management [...]

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A superior, five bedroomed family home and equestrian property set in eight acres on the Shropshire/Wales border has come on the market with Berrys.

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Offers in excess of £10, 000 per acre are being invited for a versatile block of accommodation land with good road access at Redhill, Telford, which has come on the market with Berrys.

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Farmers in Leicestershire are invited to a free event that will offer advice on current issues and future developments within the agricultural industry. The Farmer’s Forum, ‘Getting your Money’s Worth’ is being held at the Villiers Suite at Brooksby College near Melton Mowbray on Wednesday 15th May from 6pm and includes a finger buffet.

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Jonathan Hackett, partner and head of auctions for CPBigwood, highlights what to watch out for when bidding at auction.

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Lutterworth based Chartered Quantity Surveying firm, John Lester Partnership, is pleased to announce the opening of the new £50m Warwickshire Shopping Park located off the A46 on the outskirts of Coventry.

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Property agents CPBigwood are strengthening the residential service charge team at the firm’s Stratford-upon-Avon office.

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One of Warwickshire’s best known estate agents is to hang up her keys on April 30 after 30 years with the same business.

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Following a successful fund raising year, leading chartered surveyors group Berrys has chosen the Air Ambulance Service as its recognised charity for a second year. Last year Berrys staff across the Midlands and North West raised more than £5,000 for the Midlands Air Ambulance, the North West Air Ambulance and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air. [...]

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A Shropshire farming business is making sustainability a top priority on its mixed farming unit and adding wind power to a growing list of renewable energy sources.

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As UK house prices reach a record high since 2008, according to Rightmove*, Wells McFarlane, one of the East Midlands leading commercial property management and chartered surveying practices

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A range of potential buyers are being encouraged to view a farmstead site in Quorn covering 83.85 acres, which Mather Jamie has now brought to the market.

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A local firm of estate agents has welcomed the latest figures released by a leading property website which shows that it is top of the charts when it comes to finding buyers their perfect homes.

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A growing print company in Nottingham has relocated to larger premises in a deal done by NG Chartered Surveyors.

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A successful Nottinghamshire-based online appliances retailer is making its first move into high street trading with a brand new showroom in Kirkby-in-Ashfield after a year of record sales.

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The arrival of let-to-buy mortgages will help free up the housing log-jam, Jonathan Hackett, partner and head of auctions at property agents CPBigwood, has predicted. And he suggested their introduction could only be a win-win prospect for the firm which handles both residential sales and lettings. “With the housing market generally quite difficult still, and [...]

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Government proposals to ease retail to residential planning rules could re-energise town centres, an expert has forecast.

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Lincoln-based chartered surveyor Banks Long & Co has been tasked with using its expertise to secure first class businesses for a multi-million pound education, hospitality and business complex.

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Fisher German is pleased to announce new promotions following their year of continued growth in the business.

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CPBigwood has taken over as managing agent of the prestigious Latitude development in Birmingham.

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A rural property surveyor is undertaking a challenge of a lifetime by cycling the entire length of Great Britain for a worthwhile cause.

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