The final part in the jigsaw in merging two of the biggest names in the property world has been completed in Birmingham with the two respective teams coming together under one roof.

The Birmingham office of Jones Lang LaSalle has vacated its former home at One Colmore Square and moved its operations into the offices of King Sturge at 45 Church Street, the company it merged with earlier this year in a £197 million deal.

Under the new operation, King Sturge’s former head of office Ian Cornock will be in charge of the new 130-strong Birmingham office while former city JLL boss Jan Thompson will become regional chairman.

Mr Cornock said it was good to finally get everyone under one roof and that he had been pleased with how well the merger had come together in the city.

He added: “The old team from Jones Lang has moved over from Colmore Square to 45 Church Street – everybody has come across so there is no one left at Colmore Square.

“We took 16,000 sq ft at Church Street when we moved here and had enough room for growth but then 2007/08 came and we had to lose some people so we had some more space so it has all panned out quite well.

“We haven’t lost any people. It is not on the agenda at the moment and both businesses are running according to their business plans set out for the year.

“At present I would say we are running at the right levels - when the merger came there was so little cross-over between the businesses and it was never the plan to do anything in a hurry.

“There has been some duplication of support staff in the main operation in London but not in Birmingham.

“The teams have merged already and are working together as one very well. As I said there has been very little cross-over clients so there have been no conflicts in Birmingham.”

Mr Cornock said the deal – which nationally will make JLL the UK’s largest property agent – took the local offering by the company to a whole different level. It’s an extremely exciting time and offers great opportunities for the business,” he said.

“We now have strong teams across the office and have a full service offer now. Bringing the offices together means we now have a full range of disciplines and specialisms like healthcare and hotels which JLL have brought in that King Sturge didn’t have in Birmingham whereas we have brought in a planning team and business recovery that JLL didn’t have.

“We now have a big management business with a big building consultancy and valuation team which provides us with a solid base to move forward.”

And he feels that while the market remains relatively static, the company is in a strong position for the future.

He said: “The market is okay. It’s not running away but there are reasonable levels of business on the professional side. On the agency side office is still tough but industrial is surprisingly good which is being driven by what’s happening in the manufacturing and particularly the automotive sector which are fairly strong at the moment.

“Investment wise, the opportunities are still fairly scarce with people still being very cautious about what they buy at the moment.

“So it’s pretty level at the moment and could be tough for perhaps the next 18 months but there are certainly things happening.”