BEWICHED COFFEE UNVEILS NEW OUTLET AT RUGBY’S SWAN CENTRE
Harris Lamb is delighted to welcome a new coffee offering to Rugby’s prime retail complex The Swan centre. Midlands-based urban coffee chain Bewiched signed a new lease on Unit 5 at the centre during the pandemic, and having… Read More
SUCCESSFUL STOKE INDUSTRIAL PARK REACHES FULL CAPACITY
Agents at Harris Lamb have overseen four key industrial lettings at a popular Stoke-on-Trent industrial estate further to a refurbishment project at the park, bringing the site to full capacity. Acting for South Street Capital, Harris Lamb has let more than 37,000 sq ft of space at Sneyd… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PLANNING APPOINTMENTS AS BUSINESS CONTINUES TO GROW
Harris Lamb has announced two new appointments to its Planning department as the business continues to expand. Despite the challenges presented by the Coronavirus pandemic, the business has maintained operations throughout, and has recruited two new positions in recent weeks due to the continued demand for planning services. Read More
HEART OF ENGLAND CO-OPERATIVE PLEDGES SUPPORT TO NEW COMMUNITY-FOCUSED LOCAL CENTRE IN WARWICK
A new mixed-use development focused on meeting the needs of the community is set to open in Warwick. The new Local Centre will be located next to Heathcote Primary School at the junction of Harbury Lane and Vickers Way, and will include a Co-op anchor store. Plans to develop the… Read More
FORMER BLACK COUNTRY BUTCHER SOLD FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
A former Black Country butcher’s shop site has been sold for residential redevelopment. C D Field Butchers on Lake Street, Lower Gornal, ceased trading after 116 years in 2018, and having been instructed by the family to sell the land, Harris Lamb’s Residential Land team have… Read More
HOSPITALITY, RETAIL AND LEISURE BUSINESSES URGED TO ENSURE THEY ARE REGISTERED FOR RATES RELIEF AS PART OF CORONAVIRUS IMPACT RECOVERY
Business Rates specialists at Harris Lamb have issued a reminder to retail, leisure and hospitality operators to update themselves on the various rates relief policies in place across the UK as they attempt to recoup some of the losses resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic. Policies across England,… Read More
NORTH WORCESTERSHIRE GOLF CLUB SOLD TO BLOOR HOMES FOR 715-HOME DEVELOPMENT
Harris Lamb Property Consultants, acting on behalf of the North Worcestershire Golf Club, have sold the 83-acre former site to Bloor Homes. Bloor and NWGC have worked together over the last seven years to obtain planning permission for the redevelopment of the closed golf course to provide much-needed… Read More
ECOLOGISTS’ WARNING TO AVOID DEVELOPMENT DELAYS BY ARRANGING NEWT SURVEYS
With the window to survey for the presence of newts now open, ecologists at Harris Lamb have begun working with developers to avoid costly delays to planning applications by providing advice on great-crested newts. Commercial and residential developers intending to submit planning applications this year are advised to check… Read More
HARRIS LAMB REPORTS RECORD QUARTER-END IN RENT COLLECTION SINCE MARCH 2020
Property management specialists at Harris Lamb have recorded their strongest quarter-end in relation to rent collection since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, with their March 21 collection figures being over ten per cent higher than the national average. More than 82 per cent of rents the department… Read More
£1.5 MILLION DESIGN AND BUILD PROJECT COMPLETED AT MINWORTH TRADE PARK
Building Consultancy at Harris Lamb has completed the £1.5million construction of a brand new trade counter unit/building merchants at Minworth Trade and Industrial Park. Acting for the landlord CBRE Global Investors, the business has overseen the extensive design and build project, delivering the building on time and under… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ECOLOGIST SECURES LEVEL ONE BAT LICENCE
Harris Lamb’s Environment team has another bat ecologist within its ranks after one of the team secured his Level One Bat Licence. Josh Randhawa, who joined the business two years ago, has been honing his skillset to work with various protected species, and his efforts… Read More
HARRIS LAMB BROKERS £6 MILLION AFFORDABLE HOMES DEAL BETWEEN LOVELL HOMES AND HOUSING PLUS GROUP
Harris Lamb’s residential land team has facilitated a deal between a leading UK developer and a Midlands housing group to provide 45 new affordable homes in South Staffordshire. Housing Plus Group has purchased the properties from Lovell Homes in a deal worth more than £6 million. The two-,… Read More
PROTECTING CLIENTS AGAINST PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DELAYS
When it comes to the welfare of the UK’s ecosystem, the number of protected species might surprise you. Be they badgers, birds or bats, there are more than 25,000 types of protected species (26,427* to be precise!) that, unless they are identified and rehomed correctly, can cause serious delays… Read More
BUDGET 2021: A BID TO REBUILD A COVID-HIT COUNTRY
Rarely has a Budget been preceded by as much anticipation and trepidation as Rishi Sunak’s Covid Recovery Budget of 2021. We’ll leave the personal tax and corporation tax evaluations to the accountants, because like many businesses, our chief concern lies in the legislation around business rates and… Read More
BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE REACHES FULL CAPACITY AS DEMAND INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION
A Birmingham commercial estate has reached full capacity further to the increasing demand for industrial property across the Midlands. The letting of Unit 15 at Frankley Industrial Estate to MPAY Service Limited came within weeks of the business park being acquired by new owners Canmoor in December. MPAY Service… Read More