2022 BUSINESS RATES REVALUATION LOOKS INCREASINGLY LIKELY AMID BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS
The scheduled 2021 Business Rates Revaluation Is looking increasingly likely to take place in 2022, according to business rates specialists at Harris Lamb. The Queen’s Speech, which set out the Government’s legislative agenda during the State Opening of Parliament yesterday, highlighted the fact that with the last three… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES SALE OF FORMER CAPARO SITE TO LOVELL HOMES AND WHG
The former Caparo Industries site in Walsall has been sold, allowing for the derelict site’s redevelopment to bring 250 new homes to the town. The Birmingham office of specialist commercial property consultants Harris Lamb oversaw the sale of the 16.5-acre site to developer Lovell Homes, who have purchased the… Read More
HISTORIC NEWCASTLE BALLROOM PLACED ON THE MARKET FOR REDEVELOPMENT
A former nightclub and dance hall in Newcastle-under-Lyme has been placed on the market for redevelopment. The Crystal Buildings, formerly known as The Crystal Ballroom and latterly Zanzibar, on Brunswick Street, occupies a 0.89-acre site and comprises of 36,000 sq ft of space set over three floors, and is now… Read More
HOWDENS AND TEKSAN UK MOVE INTO FRANKLEY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Commercial agents at Harris Lamb have let three units at a Birmingham business park as demand for industrial space throughout the region continues to rise. National joinery, kitchen and bathroom specialists Howdens have signed a 15-year lease on two units at Frankley Industrial Estate in Tay Road, while established… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF S&L UNDER 13s FOR 2019-20 SEASON
Harris Lamb has sponsored a Northamptonshire based youth football team as part of its commitment to supporting community projects. Corby Stewarts & Lloyds Youth FC Under 13s will be sporting both Harris Lamb’s logo, and that of its sister garden centre planning business Malcolm Scott Consultants during its 2019-20… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES TESTING LABS CONSTRUCTION FOR VAX UK
Building consultants at Harris Lamb have overseen the design and construction of new testing laboratories for floor care specialists Vax UK in Droitwich. The business, which vacated its Colmore Square premises in Birmingham last year, instructed the team to design and project manage the build process of the new research… Read More
HARRIS LAMB GROWS TEAM WITH TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS
Harris Lamb has progressed with its expansion programme with the appointment of two new recruits. The business has welcomed graduate surveyor Charles Shephard and Associate Andrew Burton to its ranks. Charles and Andrew have joined the business Charles, who joins with a Masters degree in Real Estate from Oxford… Read More
MOORCROFT POTTERY’S COBRIDGE MANUFACTURING SITE BOUGHT BY INVESTORS IN SALE AND LEASEBACK DEAL
Investment agents at Harris Lamb have overseen the sale and leaseback of a manufacturing and showroom unit in Stoke-on-Trent on behalf of Moorcroft Pottery. W Moorcroft – trading as Moorcroft Pottery – instructed the business to sell The Phoenix Works building on Nile Street in Cobridge on a Sale and… Read More
OVER 50 NEW HOMES SET TO BE BUILT ON FORMER KIDDERMINSTER SCHOOL SITE
An application to build 57 new homes on the site of a former Worcestershire school has been put before planners. The former Stourminster School site, on Comberton Road, was placed on the residential land market last year, with Harris Lamb appointed as sole agents acting on behalf of Worcestershire… Read More
THE POWER OF OUR PEOPLE
With the Harris Lamb team now having reached 80, we got our calculators out to see how the numbers stacked up across the business…… Read More
HARRIS LAMB MARKETS BARWELL LAND PARCEL WITH OUTLINE PLANNING IN PLACE FOR 25 NEW HOMES
Land agents at Harris Lamb have been instructed to sell a 5.6-acre site in Leicestershire with outline planning permission for 25 new homes. The land at Crabtree farm is located in the village of Barwell in the heart of the Leicestershire countryside, 12 miles from the city centre and three… Read More
LISTED BUILDING IN BIRMINGHAM’S JEWELLERY QUARTER APPROVED FOR CONVERSION TO APARTMENTS
A listed building in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is destined for a new lease of life, after planners secured permission to convert it into apartments. The Reliance Works, at 41-42 Caroline Street, will be converted into nine apartments and a small commercial unit after planners at… Read More
PLASTICS FIRM SNAPS UP DROITWICH INDUSTRIAL SITE TO AID EXPANSION
A plastics manufacturing firm has bought a plot of industrial land in Droitwich as part of its ongoing expansion plans. Chess Plastics, which specialises in plastic injection moulding and is located on the Berry Hill Industrial Estate, beat competition from a number of other parties to secure the 1.5 acre-site… Read More
HARRIS LAMB PRAISED FOR STAFF SUPPORT AND PROGRESSION AS IT RETAINS INVESTORS IN PEOPLE STATUS
Harris Lamb has retained its Investors In People status following its latest assessment from the body. The business, which first achieved Investors In People status in 2004, was assessed in June this year as part of its ongoing commitment to upholding the accolade, and was described by assessor Hev Bingley… Read More
HARRIS LAMB CALLS FOR REALISTIC APPROACH TO RETAIL TO RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION AS VACANCY RATES REACH FOUR-YEAR HIGH
With figures released by the British Retail Consortium having shown that town centre vacancy rates have hit a four-year high, Harris Lamb is calling for Local Planning Authorities to take a proactive approach to dealing with the problem. While vacancy rates hit 10 per cent in April – the highest… Read More