Birmingham’s healthy future

Katie Puckett talks to leader of Birmingham city council Sir Albert Bore about his plans to make the Midlands a life sciences destination and attract researchers to its £800m portfolio of new facilities

University challenges

The UK’s large student population needs housing, so there are plenty of development and investment opportunities for property professionals.

East Midlands retail: Shop tactics

Nottingham has been waiting for more than 10 years to see progress on the redevelopment of its shopping centres. Now, at last, things are beginning to happen. Is that because the two sites are now with the same landlord? David Quinn reports