Birmingham’s regeneration is currently seeing billions of pounds of investment into city-wide regeneration comprising retail, commercial and residential, as well as infrastructure projects. Expected to reach 1.3 million by 2029 is the population. All of whom will want access to good accommodation, work and leisure facilities. It is therefore no surprise that there is so […]

Demand for city-centre living in Birmingham is booming, as is the population. Between 2006 and 2016 the number of people living in Birmingham grew by 100,000. Furthermore expected to reach a total of 1.3 million by 2039 it is. The current undersupply of residential housing in Birmingham is creating a very competitive market and increased […]

Birmingham’s infrastructure, such as rail services throughout Birmingham and into the wider West Midlands region, have received a £1 billion cash injection that will upgrade the local rail network. West Midlands Trains has won a nine-year contract to operate rail services in the region, replacing London Midland.   Modernisation West Midlands Trains will bring much-needed […]

The Birmingham property market is booming with exceptional house price growth witnessed during 2017. Set to be another good year for growth in the city is 2018. This is due to rental demand and investment into development projects increasing. Leading the Way A report by Hometrack published in December 2017 showed that Birmingham’s year-on-year house […]

Birmingham is continuing to prove itself as an investment hotspot as major infrastructure and redevelopment projects attract big business and young professionals to the city. Property developers Seven Capital have predicted the top 6 Birmingham postcodes for 2018 that property and buy-to-let investors should consider as investment hotspots in Birmingham.   Edgbaston, B15 This area of […]

Home construction in Birmingham is struggling to keep up with a huge housing demand increase as Birmingham is experiencing a population explosion with numbers growing five times faster than homes can be built. The lack of new residential properties combined with a fast-growing population means the construction sector will likely struggle to keep up for […]

In 2017 Birmingham was named the most improved city in the UK to live and work by PwC and think tank Demos. In the report factors such as work-life balance, transport, income, inequality and health were all taken into account. Birmingham’s improvements aided the city in making the top spot. This is due to its […]