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HARRIS LAMB LETS FENTON INDUSTRIAL UNIT TO EMMA BRIDGEWATER
Harris Lamb has let a Fenton warehouse to high profile pottery brand Emma Bridgewater on a ten-year lease. The 38,000sq ft unit on the Berry Hill Trading Estate is now being used as a national distribution hub. Andrew Groves,… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SECURES PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONVERT HISTORIC BIRMINGHAM BUILDING INTO STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
Harris Lamb’s team of planning consultants have achieved planning permission to convert an historic building in the heart of Colmore Business District into student accommodation. The Grade II* Listed Building, 89-91 Cornwall Street, will be transformed into 26 studio flats following a unanimous vote in favour of the planning… Read More
HARRIS LAMB CALLS FOR SPECULATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN STOKE AS UK POWERHOUSE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS REGION’S JOB CREATION IMPACT
Harris Lamb has voiced its hopes following news that businesses in Stoke on Trent are creating jobs at a faster rate than the majority of the UK. It is hoped this will encourage developers to invest in speculative development across the region to address a shortage of quality industrial stock. The city… Read More
HARRIS LAMB URGES THE PUB LICENCED TRADE TO USE THEIR RATING WINDOW WISELY
With the most radical overhaul of the Business Rates system in more than two decades having been released in September, publicans across the UK are being advised to enlist expert advice from Rating professionals before the new values come into force next year. The Valuation… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SELLS WOLVERHAMPTON WAREHOUSE TO BABY GOODS FIRM FOR £1.3M
Harris Lamb has sold a Wolverhampton warehouse to a baby equipment supplier for £1.3 million. Willenhall-based Baby Travel Ltd, one of the biggest and best-known baby goods retailer in the UK, will use the Linthouse Lane site in Wednesfield as a storage and distribution hub. Tom Morley of the Industrial… Read More
HARRIS LAMB LETS WARWICK STORE TO COFFEE CHAIN
Harris Lamb has let a prominent corner retail site in Warwick to Coffee#1. The small group of coffee houses, which has been voted Best UK Coffee Chain, has 70 outlets in South Wales, the South East and the South Coast, and is now looking to make move into the Midlands. Read More
THE SEVEN YEAR SHIFT: The implications of the 2017 Revaluation
The 2017 Revaluation is now at the forefront of many business owners’ minds – and if it isn’t, it should be! The Valuation Office Agency has now completed the Draft 2017 Rating List, publishing the new Rateable Values on Friday 30th September. All ratepayers will be receiving new… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SECURES POUNDSTERTCHER AS FINAL TENANT AT SHREWSBURY RETAIL PARK
Harris Lamb has let 20,000sq ft of retail space in Shrewsbury to discount retail chain Poundstretcher. The consultancy’s retail team was instructed by Morris Property, landlords of Arrow Point retail park on Brixton Way to market two remaining units on the popular site to a suitable retailer, and Poundstretcher opted… Read More
A HAT-TRICK OF TROPHIES FOR THE AGENCY TEAM
Harris Lamb’s Commercial Agency team is proud to have continued its winning streak after being awarded three accolades at the 2016 CoStar Agency Awards. The team has been named top West Midlands industrial agents within the availability, deals and instructions categories at the prestigious industry awards ceremony. … Read More
HARRIS LAMB MARKETS KIDDERMINSTER INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR £1.55M
Harris Lamb has been instructed to market a Kidderminster industrial unit for £1.55million on behalf of an undisclosed client. The 40,192sq ft unit on the popular Hoo Farm Industrial Estate is currently let to Milden Steels Ltd, who are four years into a ten-year lease with a passing… Read More
FORMER WMFS TRAINING ACADEMY SALE SET TO GO TO SEALED BIDS
Demand from potential new owners of a former fire service training academy in Smethwick is so high that the successful buyer will be decided upon sealed bids later this year. The Dartmouth Road site, which was last used as a training academy by West Midlands Fire Service, is… Read More
HARRIS LAMB JOINS FORCES WITH MGR APPRAISALS TO ENHANCE CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING SERVICE OFFERING
Harris Lamb’s Recoveries and Restructuring team has launched a partnership with Birmingham-based valuers and auctioneers MGR Appraisals to further enhance its service offering. The business, which works on behalf of a number of banks, lenders and insolvency practitioners to recover properties and assets, provide consultancy and oversee assisted… Read More
HARRIS LAMB URGES THE PUB LICENSED TRADE TO USE THEIR SIX MONTH WINDOW WISELY AS THE VOA PUBLISHES THE 2017 DRAFT RATING LIST
With the most radical overhaul of the Business Rates system in more than two decades having been released on Friday, publicans across the UK are being advised to enlist expert advice from Rating professionals before the new values come into force next year. The Valuation Office Agency recently… Read More
IN LOVING MEMORY: FI PREPARES TO TACKLE THE WILD WARRIOR RUN IN MEMORY OF STOURBRIDGE RFC PLAYER ROBBIE EVES
Another weekend, another crazy fitness challenge underway… This time, Fiona Mellor will be part of a group of Stourbridge mums taking part in the gruelling Wild Warrior extreme challenge to raise funds for Mary Stevens Hospice in memory of Robbie Eves, who died earlier this year. Fiona… Read More
THREE DAYS TO SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED
Harris Lamb has set itself something of a record, having let a Tipton industrial distribution unit to a major furniture retailer within three days. The business’ commercial agency team was instructed by Skelton Group Investments to let the warehouse on the Wellington Industrial Estate on Birmingham New… Read More