Press
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Fishing for food facts at Opus restaurant
Attention all fish lovers! On Thursday 4th March, the spotlight will fall on creatures of the sea at a showcase dinner at Opus restaurant in Birmingham’s Colmore Business District.
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Advice on hand for First Time Buyers at Park Central
First time buyers looking for free independent advice on getting onto the property ladder in 2010 are being urged to visit Park Central in Birmingham city centre on Wednesday 3 February, where developer Crest Nicholson is hosting an open evening from 5pm to 7pm.
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Crest Nicholson Builds on Successful 2009 at Park Central
Crest Nicholson has announced that 2009 has been a very successful year at its Park Central development, and despite the challenges of the regional property marketplace, the last 12 months have been marked by an increase in sales to owner occupiers and strong interest from buyers wanting to live at the award winning scheme in Birmingham city centre.
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Spotlight on heritage potatoes at Opus restaurant
With a reported rise in potato demand during the cold snap, Opus restaurant is embracing the rising popularity of the vegetable by holding a special heritage potato dinner at 7pm, on Thursday 4th February.
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HomeBuy Direct Scores with First Time Buyers at Park Central
The government-backed assistance scheme HomeBuy Direct is proving to be a big hit for professionals who are looking to stop renting and to start enjoying all the benefits of homeownership, according to Crest Nicholson – the force behind the award winning Park Central development in Birmingham city centre.
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Drivers Jonas to merge with Deloitte to create a new business in the real estate advisory market
Drivers Jonas LLP, the oldest firm of real estate advisors in the world, is to merge with Deloitte, the business advisory firm. The merger will create one of the largest real estate businesses in Europe, with a “Drivers Jonas Deloitte” group of around 700 partners and staff. In what will be a new model in the real estate advisory market, the merger will revolutionise how property services are provided.
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Part-exchange extravaganza weekend at Honeybourne Grange in Alrewas
For one weekend only, Walton Homes is offering homeowners the opportunity to part-exchange their existing home and move to the exclusive Honeybourne Grange development in Alrewas.
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Drivers Jonas reaches milestone on £360m development
The Birmingham office of Drivers Jonas has reached a major milestone in its work on the £360m SouthGate development in Bath.
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Core PR Team Secures New Client Wins
Brindleyplace-based creative, marketing and PR agency Core has announced a series of new business wins, all within the space of the last three months.
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Walton Homes makes buying a luxury apartment at Hemlingford Mill 25 per cent easier
Walton Homes’ Hemlingford Mill development
Walton Homes is making it even easier for first time buyers and those looking to climb up the property ladder to live at Hemlingford Mill, by introducing its hugely successful Lion’s Share initiative.
Hemlingford Mill comprises the conversion of an 11th Century former flour mill, together with a sympathetically designed new build [...] -
Tower cranes removal marks next milestone at The Cube
Birmingham Development Company’s (BDC) mixed-use development The Cube in Birmingham has reached a significant visible milestone with the removal of the mast climbers and the two100m tall tower cranes from the city centre site.
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Stapenhill locals move to Willowmead to bring down the cost of household bills
Walton Homes, the developer behind Willowmead in the Staffordshire village of Stapenhill, has witnessed a trend of local people moving to the development simply to take advantage of low maintenance living and reduced household bills.
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Drivers Jonas responds to market demand with new appointment
The Birmingham office of property consultants Drivers Jonas has responded to increased demand for project management services with the appointment of senior project manager, Robert Langley.
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Aedas creates regional headquarters at Colmore Plaza
Global Private Equity Firm, The Carlyle Group, announces that it has agreed the third letting in four months at its award winning office building Colmore Plaza in Birmingham, with the signing of a deal with international architects Aedas, who have taken 5,000 sq ft of Grade A office space on the ground floor of the landmark scheme.
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2009 fares better than predicted for Walton Homes
As mortgage lending across the UK shows impressive month on month growth and house prices rise for the sixth consecutive month, Midlands housebuilder Walton Homes has announced that it has exceeded sales targets for 2009.
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Crest Nicholson appeals to make Christmas Dreams come true at Park Central
Crest Nicholson, the force behind the Park Central development in Birmingham city centre, is helping to make dreams come true this Christmas with the launch of a fundraising campaign in aid of Birmingham-based children’s charity, Dream Makers.
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Green on the Inside
Developers and tenants are increasingly demanding BREEAM ‘Excellent’ office buildings to demonstrate their commitment to the environment and sustainability of their businesses. With increasing pressure on corporate businesses and, in particular Government occupiers, to improve their green credentials, Karl Ward, Managing Director of Office Recycling Solution UK (ORS UK), looks at how the sustainability of the building only scratches the surface of the green agenda and discusses the simple steps that businesses can take to save money and the planet.
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Corby purchasers vote with their feet and chose Walton’s Lion’s Share over Government HomeBuy initiative
Walton Homes has credited the high sales rate at Radbrook Rise in Corby to the popularity of its Lion’s Share initiative, which enables purchasers to pay for just 75 per cent of the value of the property.
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Core takes flight with digital expansion
Brindleyplace based full service communications agency Core has strengthened its digital portfolio with the launch of three websites over the last two months, all of which have been designed by Cores in house team.
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DBK appoints new head of affordable housing
Construction, property and development consultancy DBK has recruited David Sammons to head up its affordable housing consultancy team.
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Birmingham Restaurant’s ‘Rising Star’ Brings Prestigious Award to the Midlands
Brad Gent, restaurant manager at Opus Restaurant in Birmingham’s Colmore Business District, has joined the ranks of the industry’s most talented professionals after being presented with a Master of Culinary Arts (MCA) in Restaurant Management and Service – the only individual from an establishment outside London to pick up the highly prestigious award in 2009.
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Phase two released at The Lincombes in Mere Green
The much anticipated second phase of Walton Homes’ luxury apartment scheme in Mere Green has been released for sale. To mark the release of the nine one, two and three bedroom apartments in the purpose built Wellswood building at The Lincombes, Walton Homes has unveiled a new penthouse showhome.
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Colmore Plaza proves its sustainable credentials with new ‘excellent’ accreditation
Global private equity firm, The Carlyle Group, announces that its landmark asset Colmore Plaza has become the first office building in Birmingham to achieve the sought after BREEAM ‘Excellent’ Management and Operation accreditation, a scheme that measures a building’s sustainable credentials once in occupation.
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Plans for 200m Regal Tower submitted
An outline planning application for what could be the city centre’s tallest building, Regal Tower, has been submitted to Birmingham City Council by developers Regal Property Group.
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New Ownership at Office Recycling Solutions
Midlands based office furnishings recycling specialist, ORS UK, has announced the arrival of Karl Ward as new owner and managing director.
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Four bedroom view home unveiled at Honeybourne Grange
A stunning four bedroom view home has been unveiled at Walton Homes’ prized Honeybourne Grange scheme in Alrewas.
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Crest celebrates Park Central success with stylish new show apartment
Leading developer Crest Nicholson has announced it will be celebrating the end of a successful year at its Park Central scheme in Birmingham city centre with the launch of a new show apartment on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October.
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Park Central Perfect Match for Birmingham’s Students and Graduates
With the new academic year under way, around 50,000 students are settling back into university life in Birmingham. And when it comes to looking ahead to where they will live throughout the 2010/11 year, or even when they graduate, one developer is helping the region’s young people experience city living to the full.
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Four bedroom homes at Radbrook Rise now available from only £149,995
With only a handful of available homes at Radbrook Rise that will be completed in time for Christmas, Walton Homes is highlighting its star buy offer, enabling a four bedroom semi detached property to be purchased for only £149,995.
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Planning application submitted for 37 acre Friargate development in Coventry
Friargate Coventry LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) has submitted an outline planning application to Coventry City Council for the proposed redevelopment of a 37 acre (15 hectare) strategic site opposite the city’s train station. The development is expected to generate up to 15,000 permanent jobs and the construction programme is expected to take 10 to 15 years to complete.
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Walton Homes and Kingsbury Primary School bury a time capsule at Hemlingford Mill
School children from Kingsbury Primary School were selected to participate in a time capsule project undertaken at Walton Homes’ Hemlingford Mill development, next to Kingsbury Water Park.
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Energy company plugs into Orega serviced offices at Colmore Plaza
Fast growing serviced office provider Orega, has signed a deal to lease up to 20,000 sq ft at landmark building Colmore Plaza and has already lined up its first tenant MA Energy.
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Leading Signage and Graphic Companies Merge to form Hollywood Monster
Midlands based Hollywood Signs and sister company Monster Digital have merged to form the biggest signage and graphics company in the Midlands, Hollywood Monster.
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Apartments within historic Hemlingford Mill now ready for occupation
Walton Homes has announced that the historic mill element of its Hemlingford Mill development in the village of Kingsbury is now available for occupation. 25 per cent of the 26 apartments and townhouses across the spectacular waterside scheme have also been matched with buyers.
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Associated Architects makes bold move into The Mailbox
Birmingham based Associated Architects, the architect behind the award winning mixed-use development The Mailbox, has moved its team of 60 employees into 7,000 sq ft of ambitiously designed Grade A space at the scheme.
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BDC Appoints Design Team for Former Post & Mail Site
Following Birmingham Development Company’s (BDC) recent multi million pound acquisition of the 500,000 sq ft former Post & Mail printing works, Birmingham based Associated Architects has been appointed to turn the plans for the city centre’s next iconic building into a reality.
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Walton Homes reports a scarcity of new homes in South East Staffs
Honeybourne Grange is the only new homes development on the market in South East Staffordshire and with only 10 family homes still available for sale, developer Walton Homes predicts that demand will exceed supply.
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Drivers Jonas planner wins RTPI’S first Tomorrow’s Leader Award
Drivers Jonas employee Joanne Hooper has scooped the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) West Midlands’ inaugural Tomorrow’s Leader Award 2009.
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St. Modwen challenge raises nearly £12,000 for Donna Louise Children’s Hospice
St. Modwen’s North Staffordshire office challenged employees and business contacts to raise at least £10,000 in 2009 for the Donna Louise Children’s Hospice in Stoke on Trent by completing the Three Peaks Challenge. They have significantly exceeded the target with £11,842 raised to date.
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Planning granted for £35 million Hodge Hill Site
Regeneration partnership PxP West Midlands has received planning permission for the first phase of a £35 million development in Hodge Hill, with the potential to create up to 500 new jobs in the area.
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Drivers Jonas hosts Quest 2009
Members of the city’s property and professional communities faced the ultimate test of their local knowledge as property consultants Drivers Jonas (DJ) laid down the Birmingham DJ Quest challenge for the ninth year running.
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National New Homes Week highlights growing scarcity of new homes
Award-winning Midlands developer Walton Homes warns that New Homes Week, running from 12th – 20th September, needs to be seen as a strong reminder that there is a growing scarcity of new homes across the country, particularly within the Midlands.
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Landmark building handed over at Stoke-on-Trent’s premier business park
St Modwen, the UK’s leading regeneration specialist, has successfully completed the construction of its largest new build commercial office building in Stoke on Trent, specifically designed for occupier, Vodafone UK.
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‘The First Timers’ Show Birmingham Buyers How It’s Done at Park Central
Crest Nicholson, the force behind the Park Central development in Birmingham city centre, has stepped up its drive to help first time buyers onto the property ladder with a new marketing campaign aimed at de-mystifying the homebuying process.
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City mall defies rise in retail vacancies
City centre mall Paradise Forum is bucking Birmingham’s rise in vacant retail units with the announcement of two new lettings in the popular thoroughfare.
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Colliers CRE settles into Eleven Brindleyplace
The team from Colliers CRE’s Birmingham office took a well deserved break from unpacking boxes yesterday to officially celebrate their move to new office building Eleven Brindleyplace.
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Brindleyplace bar name revealed
Brindleyplace’s latest bar and restaurant, set to open this Autumn on the award winning estate, will be named Nuvo.
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Park Central story defies number crunchers
The national obsession with property has reached fever pitch over recent years, with a growing appetite for the latest facts and figures on the housing market fed by endless surveys and statistics. However one apartment scheme in Birmingham is defying the number crunchers as it continues to buck the trend seen elsewhere in the city living marketplace.
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Select & Move scheme launched at The Lincombes in Mere Green
Walton Homes has launched a new incentive scheme at its luxury apartment development in Mere Green, which covers the largest costs of moving, being the estate agency fees.