Birmingham’s growing status as an international business destination has been further underlined by HSBC’s decision to relocate its headquarters to the West Midlands city. Around 1,000 jobs are expected to be transferred from London to Birmingham... Read More
Fiskars — Finland’s oldest company and one of Europe’s longest surviving businesses — has confirmed it is moving its UK headquarters in Birmingham. Established in 1649 as an ironworks in a small Finnish village, Fiskars is today better known as... Read More
Sterling Property Ventures and Rockspring have unveiled their proposals for a landmark tower at the heart of Birmingham’s business district. The joint venture partnership plans to replace the 1970s Natwest Tower, at 103 Colmore Row, with a 26-storey... Read More
Almost three years after it was granted outline planning consent, Ballymore has announced it is pressing ahead with its third and final Snowhill development — helping to give Birmingham city centre more than two-million square feet of premium office... Read More
The fourth annual “Who Owns Central Birmingham” report, from property consultants GVA, reveals that around £670 million worth of investment was pumped into the city’s office and retail markets during 2014. The analysis, which focuses on over 1.5... Read More
Birmingham is becoming one of the most desirable locations in the UK for international businesses, causing a spike in demand for Grade A office, retail and industrial space. As a result, the Midlands branch of the Investment Property Forum (IPF) has revealed... Read More
As developers begin to address the need for Grade A office space in Birmingham, property investment firm Ardstone Capital has revealed plans to renovate 1-3 Newhall Street in the city centre. The plans involve extending the rear of the 12-storey building,... Read More
Resorts World Birmingham, which is scheduled to open later this year, has announced that it is now almost 80 per cent let following a trio of new signings. Restaurant chains TGI Fridays and Pizza Express and fashion brand Next have all pre-let... Read More
A recent study found that coffee shops and cafés are two of the fastest growing occupiers of high street property. Independent coffee shop Six Eight Kafé is looking to capitalise on this consumer demand by opening a new outlet at Birmingham’s Millennium... Read More
In another positive indicator for Birmingham's leisure sector, plans are currently in place for a 31 bedroom hotel in the Jewellery Quarter, which could see up to 40 new full and part time jobs created. Husband and wife team, and founders of Suburban... Read More
