Location: Midlands

New listings tanked in December, according to online agent

South East-focussed developer sets up new Birmingham division

The historic Coton Hall in Warwickshire was ravaged by fire in 2010

Knight Frank summarises market movements in town, country and international markets

Governments says new residential enclaves across the country should deliver 48,000 new homes

Notable deals and instructions from the last 12 months

Deal numbers "will stabilise" but still fall short of 2016's total

Venkat Chandrasekar named as Sharia finance leader's new Chief Operations Officer

Zoopla distills a pretty 'turvy year for property prices into a handy visual

Where do they come from, what do they buy, and just how many transactions do they account for?

Richard Murphy's 'deeply personal' end-of-terrace named UK's best new house

Transactions ticked up by 1% in August - but deal numbers are still far below 2015 levels