Decision due on Keepmoat’s Willenhall regen plans

BAM Construction has lodged proposals for a 1,000-pupil secondary school on the former Reedswood municipal golf course in Walsall.

More than 250 delegates were in attendance for the first Place Midlands summit, discussing the key issues affecting the region’s property sector as temperatures soared in sun-soaked Birmingham.

More than 170,000 journeys have been recorded at five railway stations opened across the region since March, latest passenger statistics show.

Cllr Roger Harmer, newly elected Leader of Birmingham City Council, will open the first Midlands Real Estate Summit on Tuesday.

A primary school and up to 850 houses could be built in north Birmingham under outline plans submitted in conjunction with Walton Homes this week.

Average rents across the Midlands are now approaching the £1,000-per-month mark, according to new research from estate and lettings agency John Shepherd.

Construction is now under way at six warehouse units in Walsall, part of a 91,100 sq ft industrial and logistics scheme.

Councils across the Midlands are settling into new political realities as Reform, Labour, Conservatives, Greens and Liberal Democrats battle for control through coalitions, minority administrations and power-sharing deals.

West Midlands mayor Richard Parker says a multi-billion pound investment fund will usher in an unprecedented level of regeneration backing for the region, speaking at the launch of the initiative in Leeds.