Three towns in the West Midlands were today named in the top five for house sales in the country.

Plans for more than 800 long-awaited new homes on the site of an abandoned Walsall estate are set to be submitted early in the new year.

A Wolverhampton housing boss says first-time buyers are returning to the market and average prices are being cut to herald their return. Persimmon says first-time visitor numbers are up 35 per cent.

Construction of a 100-home estate in Darlaston is facing delays – due to the discovery of a rare kind of mushroom.

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.

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.