Brum duo orbiting Mars’ Auchinleck House

A major Birmingham development site that has seen a series of setbacks is now under offer. Mars Pension Fund is to sell Auchinleck House, its mixed-use complex in the city’s prime leisure pitch, to joint venture partners Dandara and Birmingham Properties Group.

B’ham to get Europe’s first vertical theme park

ROC International Towers is to build Europe’s first theme park in the sky at Birmingham’s Eastside regeneration. The 175m vertical entertainment centre will dramatically alter Birmingham’s skyline and is set to be located next to Millennium Point.

Consortium buys Coventry International Airport

Coventry International Airport has been sold in a multimillion-pound deal, officials said today. The Warwickshire airport has now been bought by CAFCO-C, a partnership between American Convergence-AFCO, an airport management firm and Irish-based developer Howard Holdings.

Thornfield markets Redditch shopping centre for £215m

Thornfield Properties has brought one of the country’s biggest shopping centres to. the market. In the largest investment property deal to come up this year, Lehman Brothers-backed Thornfield has instructed Franc Warwick to market the 1.3m sq ft (120,770 sq m) Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch for £215m, a 6% initial yield.

Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre takes five

Birmingham’s £500m Bullring shopping centre today announced it had signed five more health and beauty multiples. Molton Brown, Boots, Body Shop, the Perfume Shop and Dr & Herbs are to take a combined 14,000 sq ft (1,300 sq m) at the scheme, which is now over 65% prelet.