Location: Midlands
New LLC register ‘will completely transform UK property transactions’
            The Land Registry has officially launched its new digital Local Land Charges Register today, which is fairly big news for homebuyers and their agents.
        
    Birmingham’s tallest resi tower completes
            £35m project forms part of Aprirose's The Bank scheme         
    Berkeley expects profits to tumble by 30% next year
            Housebuilder's latest set of results 'represent a peak' as headwinds continue to blow in London         
    Digital Local Land Charges Register to launch next month
            Warwick District Council will be the first local authority in the country to offer instant access to local land charges info, as part of the government's bid to speed up the homebuying process...         
    Three quarters of English counties have fewer than 100 £1.5m+ homes on the market
            Jackson Stops flags up 'chronic' lack of stock in the upper stamp duty bands; Surrey offering by far the most options for high-end househunters...         
    Developers look beyond London as Midlands hubs drive resi development land price growth
            There's less competition for smaller sites in outer London, says Savills, which could create opportunities for SME developers         
    Prices climb in UK cities, as London supply rises
            '2018 could be the year when housing turnover in London starts to plateau having fallen by almost a fifth since 2014' - Hometrack         
    20-bed Worcestershire mansion auctioned off for £810k
            The glorious Grade II* listed Ribbesford House goes for £300k above guide         
    Five of the Best: Prime picks from around the auction houses
            The tastiest propositions destined to go under the hammer in the next few weeks, from a Pesvner-praised stately home in Worcestershire, to townhouse projects in Little Venice and Camden...         
    Improved rail links boost property values by up to 22%
            Savills quantifies the effects of infrastructure improvements on local house prices         
    Manchester, Birmingham & Edinburgh tipped for 20-30% price surge
            Regional cities have lots of room for growth over the next four years, says Hometrack, while questions surround the "sustainability" of pricing in the capital...         
    Surrey mansion project auctioned off for £2.8m after two years on the market
            "Good property will always find its own price level", says auctioneer as bidders fight it out for prime site on sought-after private estate...