Delayed £2bn estate rebuild back on as Berkeley signs deal

Berkeley Group’s St Joseph arm has finally signed a deal with Birmingham City Council to push ahead with the £2bn wholesale regeneration of the Ladywood Estate.
The huge 20-year project will see the ageing 1960s estate in the city centre transformed with up to 7,500 new homes, green spaces, better transport links and new community facilities.
The development agreement, signed more than two years after being named preferred bidder, confirms at least 70% of existing homes will be eithe