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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
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS EDM MOVE INTO HARTLEBURY TRADING ESTATE
A document management company has taken occupation of a 60,000 sq ft of commercial space on Worcestershire’s largest business park. The EDM Group has taken on Unit 10 at Hartlebury Trading Estate, having signed a five-year lease on the warehouse to allow its expansion. Neil Slade, of joint agent Harris… Read More
HARRIS LAMB INSTRUCTED TO LET REFURBISHED COVENTRY DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Harris Lamb has been instructed to let a fully refurbished distribution premises in Warwickshire as demand for industrial space within the West Midlands continues to soar. An extensive refurbishment is almost complete at the 28,000 sq ft warehouse on Cyan Park in Coventry as its private landlord looks to… Read More
FORMER COLLEGE SITE PLACED ON THE MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION
Harris Lamb has placed a collection of historic properties in Rotherham on the market for residential conversion. The historic buildings of Swinden House, the Coach House, the Lodge and Sitwell House on Moorgate Road are to be converted to high quality apartments and preserved as landmark buildings within the new… Read More
NOTTINGHAM STUDENT INVESTMENT PLACED ON THE MARKET FOR £2.5 MILLION
Harris Lamb has been instructed to market a student accommodation investment in Nottingham. The city centre site 72-74 St James Street, comprises of 47 student bedrooms with amenities, located off Maid Marion Way. The owners are seeking £2.5 million for the opportunity. David Walton, Director, said: “As a thriving… Read More
OLDBURY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE IS THE LATEST BLACK COUNTRY SITE TO REACH FULL CAPACITY
A Black Country industrial park is fully let for the first time in several years further to two new occupiers taking on the final units. Junction 2 Industrial Estate in Oldbury is the latest commercial estate to reach full capacity as demand for good quality stock in the region… Read More