The city centre news for June 30:
- Brindleyplace deal could be Birmingham’s biggest
Express & Star
If the buyout deal does go ahead, it will show that regional office developments are again seen as being attractive to investors, who are confident that businesses are prepared to spend money to take top price space in them. - Debt facility arranged for £38m Aston development
The Business Desk
Construction has now begun on the 656-bed scheme on Bagot Street which is a joint venture between the Iliad Group and Cosmopolitan Student Homes (CSH), a subsidiary of Cosmopolitan Housing Association. - Charging points for electric cars are installed in Birmingham city centre
Birmingham Mail
Businesses and families in Birmingham and Coventry are trialling 125 of the special cars, made by Mitsubishi, and they can now plug in at two new points in Margaret Street and three at the Bullring. Organisers hope the new charging points will become a common sight in years to come as drivers ditch their traditional petrol motors for the electric vehicles.
