West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has won £41m from central government to help unlock former industrial land for new homes.
The £41m funding is part of a £350m housing deal agreed between the WMCA and government last year.
The deal will help make up a wider £760m war chest set aside by the authority to kick-start both commercial and residential developments, predominantly on brownfield land.
Andy Street, mayor of the West Midlands, said: “This latest £41m funding from government will enable us to continue to buy and clean-up derelict sites that would otherwise lie vacant.
“We can then sell the sites on, or develop them in partnership with house builders, making sure the new homes are affordable, well-designed and energy efficient.”
