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HARRIS LAMB WELCOMES STOKE-ON-TRENT HOT-SPOT STATUS
Harris Lamb has welcomed an influential report that cites Stoke-on-Trent as an economic hot-spot. The ‘Beyond the City’ report, published by Oxford Economics, demonstrated that the city had the second fastest growth in productivity for a city or region outside London between 2010 and 2015, something that Andrew Groves, based… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SPONSORS THE WEST BROMWICH HARRIERS MID SUMMER 5K EVENT
West Bromwich Harriers running club is accepting entries for its annual Mid Summer 5km run, which will be sponsored this year by Harris Lamb property consultancy. This annual event has been held for a number of years and is now in its third year based at the Q3 Academy. The… Read More
Don’t let us lose the High Street
The British Retail Council is putting pressure on the Government to prioritise a major overhaul of the business rates tax system to avoid the closure of thousands of UK shops within the next 18 months. A comprehensive study of the tax claims that 80,000 shops could… Read More
Explaining Small Business Rates Relief
Harris Lamb’s business rates team is currently working with clients of all sizes to ensure that they receive the relief they are entitled to. Following the 2015 Budget, George Osborne has confirmed the Government’s commitment to small business through the continuation of the Small Business Rates Relief Scheme. Ratepayers qualify… Read More
HARRIS LAMB PIONEERS WRAPCHIC UK EXPANSION AS FAST FOOD BUSINESS SETS ITS SIGHTS ABROAD
Indian fast-food chain Wrapchic is successfully ploughing on with its expansion plan, crediting property consultants Harris Lamb with being pioneers for growth. Mahesh Raikar, who founded the business in 2012, said that the business had grown from one site in a central Birmingham mall to having a… Read More
Harris Lamb implements planning consultancy shuffle to better service the North West
Harris Lamb’s Planning Consultancy team is celebrating a successful year, having won a series of major planning appeals for residential development throughout the country, and has now redistributed its resource to enable it to service the North of the country more effectively. The team has secured significant planning permissions… Read More
4.5 ACRE STOKE ON TRENT DEVELOPMENT SITE AVAILABLE THROUGH HARRIS LAMB
Four acres of prominent roadside land in Stoke-on-Trent have recently been placed on the market, offering great opportunities to occupiers looking to capitalise on the region’s improving roadside sector. Diamond Park in Fenton is a 4.5 acre parcel of land fronting Victoria Place and is suitable for a wide variety… Read More
HARRIS LAMB MARKETS RETAIL/LEISURE UNITS ON PRIME SHREWSBURY SITE
Harris Lamb is marketing two 10,000sq ft units on a Shrewsbury Retail Park, representing a key opportunity for businesses seeking a prominent location in the North of the town. Forming part of the established Arrow Point Retail Park fronting onto Brixton Way, the two adjacent units benefit from a large… Read More
GRADUATE SURVEYOR DAMAN SAWHNEY JOINS HARRIS LAMB PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TEAM
Harris Lamb has welcomed a graduate surveyor to its property management team. Daman Sawhney has relocated from London, joining the consultancy’s Birmingham office having spent the past four years working as an assistant surveyor at the Nua Group after achieving an MSc in Real Estate in 2010. Gert Corfield,… Read More
EUROPROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED ACQUIRES LOUISA RYLAND HOUSE
The Birmingham based private family office investment fund EPIL (Euro Property Investments Limited), advised by Harris Lamb, has acquired the virtual freehold interest in Louisa Ryland House in Birmingham’s central business district. EPIL provided funding for the acquisition and has partnered with Graftongate, advised by Colliers, in order to be… Read More
HARRIS LAMB WELCOMES BIRMINGHAM’S POSITION AS UK’S TOP INVESTMENT PROSPECT IN EMERGING TRENDS IN REAL ESTATE REPORT
Harris Lamb has welcomed a report citing Birmingham as the top investment prospect in the UK, saying that the appetite of investors over the past year has laid firm foundations for the future. The joint study, Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2015, produced by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and… Read More
WRAPCHIC RETAINS HARRIS LAMB TO IDENTIFY CITY CENTRE OUTLETS FOR UK GROWTH PROGRAM AS IT LAUNCHES BIRMINGHAM STORE
Harris Lamb has been retained by fusion food specialists Wrapchic to identify new city centre locations as it continues its aggressive growth program – as its latest launches in Birmingham’s Bullring next week. Wrapchic, which launched in 2012, has brought innovative fusion Indian food to the lunchtime marketplace, and is… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES TRANSFORMATION OF FORMER AIRCRAFT FACILITY INTO ENTERPRISE PARK
Harris Lamb has provided support during the transformation of a former aircraft facility into an 86-acre Yorkshire business park on behalf of BAE Systems, securing a sale for BAE Systems. Humber Enterprise Park in Brough has been purchased by Citivale and Lumina Real Estate Capital. Harris Lamb was retained by… Read More
HARRIS LAMB WINS APPEAL FOR LICHFIELD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Harris Lamb’s planning consultancy team has successfully secured planning permission for a 77-property development in Lichfield following an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. The team submitted plans for 77 homes on land off Eastern Avenue last Autumn on behalf of its client, only to have them unanimously rejected by… Read More
HARRIS LAMB COMPLETES £10m EUROPEAN HQ FOR THE FREEMAN GROUP
Harris Lamb has successfully completed work on a 175,000 sq ft project to establish the European headquarters of the Freeman Group in Ryton, Coventry. Freeman are the market leader in the design and manufacture of exhibition stands together with the facilitation of exhibition space. Andrew Lamb, director, said: “Freeman needed… Read More