A £20 million housing development which will transform part of West Bromwich has been given a funding boost of almost £800,000. It is planned for the corner of Bull Street and High Street in the town.

The naming of a Staffordshire town as one of the UK’s top property hotspots has been hailed as a boost for the area and a sign of confidence.

Hundreds of residents turned out to have their say over plans to build more than 200 homes, commercial units and offices on land near Stourbridge.

A 10-house development could be built in Walsall Wood under plans lodged with the council.

Rugeley is one of the UK’s top property hotspots of 2011 with sales up by 30 per cent in the first six months of the year, new figures revealed today. The town outperformed most of the rest of the country.

Demand for advice on housing issues has led to Cannock Chase Council doubling the number of advice surgeries at their Rugeley office.

This elegant Grade II listed Victorian Gentleman’s residence dates back from 1870 when it was built for for Edward Viles, a writer and publisher of short stories and serials.

A record number of visitors attended the NEC for Grand Designs Live as the popular property show returned to Birmingham for a sixth year last weekend.

A family-run hotel in the Midlands has gone up for sale for offers over £1.75 million.

Thousands of home improvement enthusiasts flocked to the NEC over the weekend for the return of TV design guru Kevin McCloud and the Grand Designs Live show.

He’s been looking forward to it for months. Kevin McCloud, the popular star of Channel 4’s Grand Designs, says year’s Grand Designs Live at Birmingham’s NEC is among the highlights of his year.

More than 40 new homes will be built on the site of a former infant school in Wolverhampton despite protests from families nearby.