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ABI SETS OUT TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF SURVEYORS
Abi Linford of our Professional team played an important part in encouraging young people to consider a career in property when she was invited by RICS to take part in its Inspire Schools event. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is taking steps to attract a new generation into… Read More
MALVERN HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ON THE MARKET
Further to the completion of its new headquarters in Worcester City Centre, Fortis Living is selling its former site in Malvern, which will be available for occupation within the next two months. Harris Lamb, which oversaw the planning and build processes for the business’ new office in Midland Road,… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SELLS LEAMINGTON SPA BUSINESS PARK FOR £34 MILLION
Harris Lamb has sold a prime Warwickshire business estate for £34 million. Acting on behalf of Wolseley UK Limited, the business’ Commercial Agency team has sold the firm’s former Leamington Spa distribution site to Tristan Capital Partners. The new owners plan to refurbish and extend the site to capitalise… Read More
HARRIS LAMB MARKETS EAST MIDLANDS LAND PARCEL WITH PERMISSION FOR TEN-HOME DEVELOPMENT
Land agents at Harris Lamb are marketing a three-acre site in Derbyshire with outline planning for ten new homes. The unused land parcel is located in the heart of the village of Stanton by Dale, and with Erewash Borough Council having given the site outline planning permission for ten new… Read More
AUTO SUPPLY CHAIN SIGNS LEASE ON NEWCASTLE TRADE COUNTER UNIT
Agents at Harris Lamb have let a trade counter unit in Newcastle-under-Lyme to an auto parts and refinishing supply firm. The business’ Stoke team was instructed by a private landlord to market the Centre 500 warehouse in Lowfield Drive as the previous tenant Autobrite Direct vacated Unit 803 in February… Read More
HARRIS LAMB REPORTS HIGH LEVELS OF INTEREST IN FORMER RESEARCH CENTRE
Agents have reported high levels of interest from developers keen to convert a collection of historic properties in the Moorgate area of Rotherham. The 16.5-acre site, opposite the General Hospital, is due to receive planning permission for 101 new residential homes, including 27 high-end apartments via the conversion of the… Read More
HAULAGE FIRM SET TO MOVE INTO DERBYSHIRE BUSINESS PARK AS DEVELOPER ANNOUNCES SPECULATIVE BUILD PLANS
A 110,000 sq ft distribution unit at Denby Hall Business Park constructed for logistics firm Lockwood Haulage has been handed over to the business, with the developer responsible having committed to speculatively build further commercial space to meet demand in the region. The purpose-built distribution centre at the Derbyshire park… Read More
FORK LIFT FIRM MOVES INTO MINWORTH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Commercial agents at Harris Lamb have let a Minworth warehouse to a fork lift firm on a five-year lease. Impact Fork Trucks Ltd, which has 13 depots and eight dealers located throughout the UK, has taken on the 9,177 sq ft warehouse on Maybrook Business Park as it… Read More
TELFORD WAREHOUSES SOLD FOR £2 MILLION AS DEMAND FOR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY REMAINS HIGH
Commercial agents at Harris Lamb have sold three Telford warehouses for more than £2 million as buyers look to snap up industrial stock within the area. The business’s Agency team was instructed by fishing equipment retailer Preston Innovations Ltd to sell three industrial units close to the town centre, further… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ANNOUNCES 2019 PROMOTIONS
Harris Lamb has announced three key promotions across its Residential Land, Planning and Management departments. Head of Residential Land Chris Jones has been promoted to a Director having joined the business three years ago, tasked with establishing the department. Over that time, the team has developed to oversee a… Read More
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