AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHousing market update: Nationwide says UK house prices rose 0.1% in July to £277,542, but annual growth slowed to 1.8% as uncertainty and rate worries linger. Planning & development: REAP 4 has submitted plans to redevelop 42 High Street, Birmingham (former Marks & Spencer) into a major build-to-rent scheme with hundreds of homes plus commercial space. Local regeneration: Derby is set to merge its Cathedral Quarter and St Peters Quarter business improvement districts into a single “stronger” Derby BID covering nearly 1,000 businesses. Retail expansion: Wagamama will open at motorway service stations for the first time, with sites agreed at Beaconsfield (M40) and Cobham (M25). Affordability spotlight: Yorkshire Building Society highlights big regional gaps, with Hull far cheaper than places like Reading and London. Safety & enforcement: Suffolk Police arrested an 18-year-old after a suspected explosion damaged windows at a block of flats in Ipswich; West Midlands Police are investigating a skull-mask attempted break-in at a Birmingham home.
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