Our team at Hockley Mills in Birmingham were delighted to host Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, Sir Nigel Wilson, Chief Executive of Legal & General (L&G), and John Godfrey, Group Director of Levelling Up at L&G, for a site visit just days after the project’s official topping out ceremony.

L&G is funding the development at Hockley Mills. West Midlands Combined Authority and L&G chose the site to announce that L&G has committed to invest £4bn in the West Midlands over seven years to help the region level up.

Alongside investment into new commercial developments, the agreement envisages a major contribution by L&G into climate-friendly projects, local communities and social and affordable housing, including build-to-sell and build-to-rent – providing high-quality homes across the range of tenures. 

Picture L-to-R: John Godfrey, Group Director of Levelling Up, L&G; Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands; Sir Nigel Wilson, Chief Executive of L&G; John Parnell, Project Development Director for Sir Robert McAlpine Capital Ventures; and Will Coupland, Project Manager at Sir Robert McAlpine.

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