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Partridge Homes Reaches Three UK Small Business Award Finals
Shirley estate agent Partridge Homes is a finalist in three UK Small Business Awards categories, including one for its MD, months before its 20th birthday.
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Planning
Solihull Local Plan Consultation Opens Week of 26 October
Comments on Solihull's Local Plan and its 21,913 homes open in the week of 26 October for six weeks. Green Belt near stations is not lifted automatically.
Planning
Widney Manor Road: 9 Green Belt Homes Approved by Station
Nine homes on a Green Belt field off Widney Manor Road were approved on 12 October, under new national rules for grey belt land within walking distance of a station.
Town centre
Mell Square Car Park Demolition Starts: 346 Homes Next
Demolition of Mell Square car park has begun, the first step to 346 rental homes at Holbeche Place. What is going, where to park instead and what comes next.
Housing
Solihull Council Tenants Set to Lose Rent-Free Weeks in 2027
Solihull's 10,000 council tenants would lose their two rent-free weeks from April 2027 under a new tenancy agreement. What changes and how to have your say.
Planning
Solihull Local Plan: 400 Homes a Year to 2028, Then 1,628
Cabinet backed Solihull's Local Plan on 29 September with a stepped target: 400 homes a year until 2028, rising to 1,628. Full Council then backed it on 6 October.
Property
Solihull House Prices: £337,112 in July, Rise Slows to 3.3%
Solihull's average home cost £337,112 in July, the second highest on record. The yearly rise slowed to 3.3% after June was revised up to a record £337,526.
Planning
Solihull Local Plan: 23,091 Homes to 2043, Council Backs It
Solihull's final draft Local Plan needs 1,289 homes a year, 58% more than in 2020, with 8,219 near railway stations. Full Council backed it on 6 Oct.
Property
Solihull House Prices Up 4.2%, but Flat Since Last Autumn
Solihull's average home cost £334,966 in June, up £13,410 in a year. Almost all of that rise came last summer: prices have barely moved since September 2025.