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WORK ON 151-HOME DEVELOPMENT IN WOLVERHAMPTON SET TO START THIS SUMMER
Work on a £2.5million scheme to build 151 homes in Wolverhampton is set to start in the summer. Harris Lamb’s Residential Land team sold the 8.45-acre site off Steelhouse Lane to Lovell Homes at the end of last year, and planning permission for the development was granted by the… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ACHIEVES CIEEM MEMBERSHIP TO OPERATE AS AN ECOLOGY CONSULTANCY
Harris Lamb’s Environmental team has achieved membership of the CIEEM, reflecting its role as an ecology consultancy in its own right. The business launched its Environmental division in February 2018, appointing Dr Holly Smith to oversee it and develop its offering. With the dedicated team… Read More
DEVELOPERS WARNED NOT TO FLOUT SPECIES PROTECTION LAWS AS BAT SURVEY SEASON BEGINS
Ecology experts at Harris Lamb are working with developers to ensure that construction schedules are not disrupted by bats. To enable this, bat surveys are planned during the core summer bat survey season, which runs for the next three months. The business’ Environment team is also warning developers that… Read More
NEW LEGISLATION WILL CRACK DOWN ON UNFAIR TENANT FEES, HARRIS LAMB WARNS LANDLORDS
New legislation has come into force which is set to impact on anyone letting a residential property to tenants, Harris Lamb has warned. Tina Cannon, Residential Property Manager for the business, said that the Tenant Fees Act, which became law on June 1st, will crack down on exactly what… Read More
WELLINGTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SOLD TO HORTONS ESTATE FOR MORE THAN £11 MILLION
A Dudley industrial estate has been sold for more than the £11.25 million asking price as investors continue to capitalise on the demand for stock in the West Midlands. Property Investment consultants Harris Lamb and joint agents Maclaren & Partners acted on behalf of Skelton Group to market… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES £4.8 MILLION FORTIS LIVING BUILDINGS COMPLETION
Harris Lamb’s Building Consultancy has successfully overseen the construction of new industrial and office buildings in Worcester on behalf of Fortis Living. The housing provider, which merged with Waterloo Housing Group in October 2018 to form the new Platform Housing Group, instructed Harris Lamb to oversee the build of… Read More
£3.4MILLION AFFORDABLE HOMES SCHEME SET TO GO AHEAD IN SMETHWICK
Harris Lamb has acquired a land parcel on behalf of Bhandal Developments Ltd to enable a £3.4 million affordable housing scheme to go ahead in Sandwell. The business’ residential land team acquired the acre of land off Little Moor Hill in Smethwick. and obtained detailed planning permission for 22… Read More
TRANSFORMATIONAL REFURBISHMENT UNDERWAY AT DUDLEY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Canmoor’s work on an extensive refurbishment programme at a Dudley industrial estate is making significant progress as its new landlords look to upgrade stock in the region. Castle Mill Industrial Estate was bought by Canmoor last year, with the business committing to carrying out a substantial redevelopment and refurbishment programme… Read More
BID DEADLINE OF 17th MAY 2019 SET FOR FOMER STAFFORDSHIRE DAIRY’S RESIDENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT
Residential land agents at Harris Lamb have set a deadline for bids from developers wanting to acquire a former dairy in Staffordshire. The former Fole Dairy site in the village of Fole, near Uttoxeter, has outline planning permission for 56 two-to-four-bedroom properties,. James Willcock of Harris Lamb’s Residential Land… Read More
SENIOR BAT ECOLOGIST APPOINTED TO HARRIS LAMB’S ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM
Harris Lamb has enhanced its Environmental team with the appointment of a Senior Bat Ecologist. Helen Archer joins the business from JBA Consulting, where she delivered a wide range of environmental and ecological projects for clients including wind and solar farm developers, Local Authorities and Internal Drainage Boards, along… Read More
RECORD RENT ACHIEVED FOR BIRMINGHAM WAREHOUSE IN NETWORK RAIL DEAL
Network Rail, owner and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain, has signed a 10-year lease on a Birmingham industrial unit, agreeing what is understood to be a record rent for secondary mid-box property of its size within the region. In acting on behalf… Read More
POTTERIES DAY NURSERY BOUGHT BY INVESTOR ON SALE-AND-LEASEBACK BASIS
Investment agents at Harris Lamb have acquired a children’s day nursery in Stoke-on-Trent on behalf of a private client. The day nursery, located in a busy area of the Potteries, has been purchased for £395,000 on the investor’s behalf on a sale-and-leaseback basis. The transaction enables the business to invest… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ACQUIRES 36TH AUTOCENTRE FOR MR TYRE LTD
An auto service chain is driving business forward in Warwick with the acquisition of a new autocentre in the town. Commercial property agents Harris Lamb snapped up the former First Stop tyre fitting and auto servicing unit on Emscote Road on behalf of Mr Tyre Ltd, having been tasked… Read More
CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY ON SPECULATIVE BUILD UNITS AT MUCKLOW PARK TYSELEY
Construction work at a new Birmingham business park is underway with steelworks in place to deliver the first pre-let warehouse alongside 77,000sqft of speculative multi-let warehousing. Harris Lamb are appointed to market the 19-acre Mucklow Park development in Tyseley, where Decora Blinds has been secured as the first occupier at… Read More
FILTRATION SPECIALISTS SNAP UP BLACK COUNTRY UNIT AS STOCK SHORTAGE SPIKES
A Black Country-based filtration firm has snapped up a Halesowen warehouse to extend its operation, prompting an urgent call for more industrial stock within the region. Vee Bee Filtration swooped in to place the 17,000 sq ft unit on the Coombswood Business Park under offer as soon as it became… Read More