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HARRIS LAMB ACQUIRES DERBY OFFICE BUILDING FOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
Investment specialists at Harris Lamb have acquired a Derby office building on behalf of a private client for more than £1.4million. The team was tasked with identifying a suitable office investment to complement an existing portfolio of Midlands properties, and further to a competitive bidding process overseen by Innes… Read More
DREAMS GETS BEDDED IN AT WORCESTER SHOWROOM
Specialist bed retailer Dreams has launched a new showroom in Worcester City Centre. The established bed and furniture chain signed a 10-year lease on a retail unit in Lowesmoor Place as part of its UK expansion. Retail agents at property consultants Harris Lamb secured the high-profile tenant having been instructed… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ACQUIRES AND OVERSEES REFURBISHMENT OF SHEFFIELD OFFICES FOR TATA STEEL
Agents at property consultancy Harris Lamb have acquired a building next to Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield for Tata Steel. The business’ Building Consultancy was also instructed to oversee the refurbishment and fit-out of the building to accommodate offices and a laboratory. Harris Lamb, which secured planning permission to build 101 new homes… Read More
HARRIS LAMB WELCOMES LANDMARK ENVIRONMENT BILL
Harris Lamb’s Environment team has welcomed the landmark Bill introduced by the Government as it aims to tackle the biggest environmental priorities. The Environment Bill has been introduced to ensure the maintenance and improvement of the country’s environmental protections, and sets out a comprehensive and world-leading vision… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF BLACK COUNTRY CHARTERED SURVEYORS SELLERS
Property consultancy Harris Lamb has furthered its ongoing expansion plan with the acquisition of established Black Country Chartered Surveyors Sellers. Directors at the business said that the Dudley-based firm would continue to operate under its own name due to its history and reputation within the region. Harris Lamb, which formed… Read More
MICHELIN-STARRED CHEF OPENS CASUAL DINING EXPERIENCE IN MOSELEY
An exciting new restaurant has launched in Birmingham, with Michelin-starred Peruvian chef Robert Ortiz having chosen to locate his first UK restaurant in a former bank in Moseley. Ortiz, former Executive Chef for the renowned Lima and Lima Floral restaurants in London, unveiled Chakana this month, having instructed Harris Lamb… Read More
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