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Friday 24 May 2021

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Green light set for up to 500 homes

The green light has been recommended for the construction of up to 500 homes on agricultural land allocated for residential development in Coventry.
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Business Matters: Key differences between UK and EU trade mark practice

To help guide you through the UK trade mark application procedure, Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorney Sri Dhevi Santhana Dass explains the key differences between EU and UK trade mark practice.
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Deals

Advanced acquires Midlands firms

Software and services company Advanced has acquired a pair of Midlands businesses in the skills development sector.
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Miller Homes buys land promotion company

Miller Homes has acquired Wallace Land Investments, a land promotion company with a particular focus on the North West, West Midlands and the South.
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Surge in lending at BCRS Business Loans

A West Midlands alternative lender has revealed a 47 per cent increase in lending during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Lloyds Bank provides £2.5m loan to Birmingham Hippodrome

Lloyds Bank has provided a £2.5m CBILS loans to support the reopening of Birmingham Hippodrome.
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Green light for Virgin Media-O2 merger

The proposed merger of Virgin Media and Virgin Mobile with O2 has been given the green light.
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Biffa strikes deal for Viridor’s collections business

Listed waste management group Biffa has agreed a £126m deal to acquire the collections business and certain recycling assets from Viridor Waste Management.
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Business Matters: Creative industries are an economic force that can help to power the recovery

Judith Mossman is Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Arts and Humanities at Coventry University, a trustee of the Coventry City of Culture 2021 Trust and chair of the university’s City of Culture Steering Group. Ahead of speaking at the Insider forum ‘Culture and Creativity: Fuel for Recovery’, she looks at the role creative industries will have in the post-pandemic recovery and the future prosperity of the UK economy.
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Business

City of Culture celebrations to be a “lighting conductor”

The City of Culture celebrations will be a “lighting conductor” in raising the profile of Coventry, attracting tourists, investment and people who have no real view of what the city has to offer, according to a panellist on Insider’s Culture & Creativity forum.
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Partner appointment at Azets

Accountancy and business advisory firm Azets has strengthened its regional presence with the appointment of a new partner at its Birmingham office.
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V12 Vehicle Finance hails growth of stock funding partnerships

V12 Vehicle Finance is welcoming the growth of its stock funding partnerships with Eastbourne Car Auctions and CD Auction Group. 
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Vail Williams looks forward with “cautious optimism”

The managing partner of property consultancy Vail Williams has told Insider the firm is looking ahead with "cautious optimism" and hailed its agility in implementing contingency and remote working plans at the start of the pandemic.
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Business Matters: VAT One Stop Shop – New rules for B2C sales

Terri Bruce, director of indirect tax for SMEs and not for profits at Dains, looks at the new rules for B2C sales.
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Property

Green light secured for hundreds of homes

Proposals to build hundreds of homes on a site previously forming part of a Telford colliery have secured the green light.
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Stoford receives approval for new production warehouse

Commercial property developer Stoford has received planning approval for a job-creating production warehouse in Telford.
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Consultation launches for West Longbridge regeneration project

An online consultation has launched for St Modwen's West Longbridge regeneration project.
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Work starts on new Perry Barr railway station

Work has started on the new £30m Perry Barr railway station following the demolition of the previous building.
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Reserved matters approval for 600 homes

Detailed plans to build 600 homes on a site previously used for mining works in Telford have received the green light.
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LCP unveils new promotions

LCP, a national commercial and property investment company, has made four promotions as its looks to strengthen the business.
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First homes set to be released at new Bellway development

The first homes are set to be released at Bellway’s new housing development in Hampton Magna.
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Christie & Co completes dental practice sale

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has revealed the sale of a dental practice in Birmingham.
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