INVESTING IN NOTTINGHAM: WHERE TO FOCUS WHEN THE STUDENT ACCOMMODATION BUBBLE BURSTS
By Rob Haigh, Agency At the beginning of this year, I was asked by thebusinessdesk.com to make a few predictions for 2018, and one of those was my conviction that residential developers will continue to focus on the conversion of redundant upper floor… Read More
AN INSIGHT INTO HOSPITALITY
James Ward of our Licensed & Leisure team took his place on the judging panel for The Morning Advertiser’s Publican Awards 2018 this week. James is part of a panel led by David Hancock, the founder of Inn Places, responsible for awarding the… Read More
HIGH LEVELS OF INTEREST AT TUNSTALL TRADE PARK AS WORK NEARS COMPLETION
Harris Lamb and FHP, joint agents for Tunstall Trade Park have reported high levels of interest for Clowes Developments’ new trade counter scheme in Stoke, with construction of Phase one being well underway and completion scheduled for the end of March. The speculative development, a trade counter… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SET TO INVEST IN EXPANDING RESIDENTIAL LAND ARM AS MARKETPLACE IMPROVES
Harris Lamb plans to grow its residential arm during 2018 as it delivers more sites to the market to meet the increasing demand for UK housing, building on the continued success and growth of its planning team. While the award-winning agency has specialised in commercial property for more than… Read More
SPIRE HEALTHCARE CONFIRMED AS WORCESTER SIX TENANT
A leading UK independent hospital group, Spire Healthcare, has been secured as the second pre-let occupier at the prestigious £120 million Worcester Six Business Park.Spire Healthcare, the UK’s largest private hospital provider in terms of revenue, has agreed a 20-year lease on a new 72,500 sq ft unit… Read More
GOVERNMENT LAYS DOWN 20 PER CENT INCREASE IN PLANNING FEES
An increase of 20 per cent will be applied to all existing planning application fees as a result of new regulations brought in earlier this month. The House of Lords approved the regulations that introduce the fee increase, along with other changes to the fees regime, in December. The changes… Read More
FORMER STUDENT ACCOMMODATION DEMOLISHED TO MAKE WAY FOR HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT
Harris Lamb’s building consultancy team has overseen the demolition of a property formerly used for housing overseas students in Birmingham. The business was instructed by Bournville Village Trust to manage the demolition project at 1 College Walk, Selly Oak, to make way for future site development to contribute to the… Read More
ALL HAIL COVENTRY: UK CITY OF CULTURE 2021
David Walton, born-and-bred Coventrian and Head of Retail, on the news that his home city has been named UK City of Culture 2021 Tonight saw something monumental happen for Coventry; something that will boost its economy, aid tourism to the city and create jobs, kudos and pride for us. We… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES THREE-YEAR REDDITCH LETTING TO SPECIALIST MEDIA FIRM
Harris Lamb has overseen the letting of a Redditch industrial unit to publishing and content company Immediate Media. The company has taken a three-year lease on the East Moons Moat Industrial Estate unit as it expands its Midlands operation. Alex Eagleton, who oversaw the letting, said: “Further… Read More
POUNDSTORE LAUNCHES BEDWORTH BRANCH HAVING AGREED LEASE ON ALL SAINTS SQUARE SITE
Poundstore has taken on a prime retail location in Bedworth as part of its UK-wide expansion, and is set to open its doors this weekend. The discount retailer has taken out a 10 year-lease on 6 All Saints Square. David Walton, Head of Retail, negotiated… Read More
THE GIFT OF GIVING
This Christmas, Harris Lamb is pledging its support to Birmingham Christmas Shelter to help ensure that the homeless, vulnerable and lonely people of the city can enjoy the festive season. Having been operating for more than 30 years, Birmingham Christmas Shelter became a registered charity… Read More
IT'S A START…
Andrew Hulbert, Director, Business Rates Many will have welcomed Philip Hammond’s efforts in today’s Budget to address concerns from retailers, licensees and business owners around their bills, but not quite enough has been done by the Chancellor to alleviate them completely. Most notably, the switch from the retail prices… Read More
HARRIS LAMB RETAINED BY CANMOOR TO LET WILLENHALL TRADING ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES
Harris Lamb has been retained by Canmoor to let the remaining units at a Wolverhampton industrial estate, where an extensive refurbishment of vacant units is underway. Willenhall Trading Estate, located off Eastacre, is one of the largest commercial estates in region, extending to almost 400,000sqft, and currently has… Read More
WE'VE GOT IT COVERED
We recently sat down to map out where the team had done business in the last 12 months – and it looks like we have the UK covered. From Inverness to Truro, our company cars have travelled 500,000 this year – and we’ve notched up a fair few air-miles and… Read More
FORGET THE X FACTOR: JAMES SET TO JUDGE THE PUBLICAN AWARDS 2018
We’re rather proud to announce that James Ward of our Licensed & Leisure team has been asked to be a judge in the Publican Awards 2018, launched last month by The Morning Advertiser. Entries for these awards have been extended until this Friday and the… Read More