All Posts in Category

Property news

Click for an instant online property valuationClick for an instant online property valuation

Housebuilder gets approval for new homes in Binley

A South Midlands housebuilder has welcomed the decision by Coventry City Council’s planning committee, to grant permission for a housing development on Skipworth Road in the village of Binley. Persimmon Homes South Midlands plan to invest £3.5 million in the construction of 41 new homes on the 2.4 acre parcel of undeveloped land 3.5 miles…

West Midlands and Birmingham ready for nearshoring boost to commercial property market

Birmingham and the West Midlands are in a strong position, thanks to good transport infrastructure and a central location, to take advantage of the Government’s current Nearshoring campaign to encourage businesses to move their overseas operations back to the UK. Commercial property company Cushman & Wakefield’s global business consulting team addressed Nearshoring issues at a seminar…

New blow to first-time buyers: zero-hour contracts

The rapid rise of “zero-hour contracts” is making it even harder for young people to step on to the property ladder, mortgage brokers have warned. Zero hours just means an employee is “on-call” without a minimum amount of weekly work specified in the contract. Mortgage experts said, like the self-employed, aspiring home owners’ options will…