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Law firm Weightmans is to relocate its Birmingham team across the city's business district. The firm has signed a ten-year deal for 12,132 sq ft on the ninth-floor of the new 103 Colmore Row office tower.

The deal will see Weightmans' move around 170 staff from its current base at St Philips Point, in Temple Row, where it has been based since 2006.

Jawaid Rehman, partner and head of the practice's Birmingham office, said: "In recent years, we have really embraced environmental, social and corporate governance principles and worked hard to embed sustainability into our business as usual.

"The Birmingham office move is part of this plan. We remain committed to the community and business in Birmingham and the Midlands region and look forward to welcoming guests to Colmore Row in the summer."

103 Colmore Row covers 26 storeys and this latest deal with Weightmans is the latest in a long line of lease agreements landlords have signed with professional services firms including Browne Jacobson, Shoosmiths, Arcadis and Colliers.

Last autumn, its new fine dining restaurant Orelle opened on the 24th floor and there is also a co-working space and members' business lounge on the 18th floor run by x+why.

James Howarth, managing director of the building's developer Sterling Property Ventures, said: "Weightmans has been based in Birmingham for more than 25 years and with its relocation to 103 Colmore Row it has committed its future to the city in a best-in-class building."

James Brodie, managing director at funding partner Tristan Capital, added: "This latest letting with Weightmans takes the building to 80 per cent let or under offer which is testament to the continued attractiveness of 103 Colmore Row."