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AGENTS INSTRUCTED ON MAJOR TELFORD WAREHOUSE
Harris Lamb and CBRE have been instructed to lease a substantial warehouse just off junctions 4 & 5 of the M54 in Telford. The 121,941sq ft industrial warehouse building, located on Stafford Park 7, is set on a site of more than six acres with car parking for around 150… Read More
CHESHIRE BUSINESS PARK REACHES CAPACITY AS DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY REMAINS HIGH
A Cheshire business park has become the latest commercial estate in the region to become fully let following the completion of a number of deals overseen by agents at Harris Lamb. Daneside Business Park in Congleton, a 50,000 sq ft multi-let estate comprising 22 industrial units, was sold to Sandyford… Read More
HARRIS LAMB PREDICTS POSITIVE YEAR AHEAD FOR MIDLANDS INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
Commercial agents at Harris Lamb are anticipating a positive 2024 for the Midlands industrial and logistics sector with anticipated economic stability bringing renewed confidence to the marketplace, with construction underway on new schemes within the region to evidence early green shoots. Experts at the business said that continued falling inflation,… Read More
HARRIS LAMB INSTRUCTED ON SPECULATIVE BIRMINGHAM WAREHOUSE SCHEME
Construction has commenced on a speculative industrial development in Birmingham, with commercial agents at Harris Lamb instructed to market the opportunities. The project will see two high-specification warehouses delivered at Erdington Industrial Park next year as landlords Vengrove seek to address the ongoing shortage of quality industrial stock in the… Read More
NEW CAFÉ BAR SET TO LAUNCH IN MACCLESFIELD FOLLOWING PROPERTY DEAL
A former retail unit in Macclesfield is set to be transformed into a stylish café bar, having been let to Loungers PLC, operators of the popular Cosy Club and Lounge chains. Commercial agents at Harris Lamb have let the former Poundland site on Mill Street to Loungers PLC on… Read More
REFURBISHMENT WORKS COMPLETED AT WORCESTER INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Building consultants at Harris Lamb have overseen a refurbishment project at a Worcester industrial estate. Acting on behalf of Allianz Properties and DTZ Investors, the business was initially instructed to prepare a Schedule of Dilapidations for Units 15 and 16 at Cranham Industrial Estate on Shipston Close further to the… Read More
HARRIS LAMB REDUCES RATES LIABILITY FOR MAJOR TELFORD BUSINESS BY £75,000
Rating specialists Harris Lamb have saved a commercial refrigeration firm in Telford almost £75,000 in business rates after it merged their three industrial rating assessments into one single assessment. The business, who manufacture and distribute ice making equipment, instructed Harris Lamb to undertake a Business Rates review of their premises,… Read More
HARRIS LAMB WARNS RATEPAYERS OVER PENALTIES BEING BROUGHT IN WITH THE NON-DOMESTIC RATING ACT 2023
Rating specialists at Harris Lamb have welcomed key aspects of the Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023 but are warning Ratepayers that requirements to provide annual updates on their properties could result in hefty fines if forgotten or disregarded. The Government has brought in new legislation affecting Ratepayers, with key changes in… Read More
BIRMINGHAM WAREHOUSE OPPORTUNITY PURCHASED FOR MORE THAN £1.5 MILLION
Commercial agents at Harris Lamb have sold a Birmingham warehouse to an undisclosed buyer for in excess of £1.5 million after fierce competition to secure the site. The 12,000 sq ft industrial unit on Brickfield Road attracted significant interest from potential buyers due to the ongoing shortage of high-quality warehousing… Read More
HARRIS LAMB PLANNING CONSULTANCY SECURES GREEN LIGHT FOR SOLAR FARM IN SHROPSHIRE
Planners at Harris Lamb have successfully secured permission for a solar farm in Shropshire. Acting for Anglo Renewables, the business’ planning consultancy and environmental teams prepared detailed reports and applied to Shropshire Council for the 40-megawatt solar farm and 12-megawatt Battery Energy Storage Site (BESS) on land south of Rocks… Read More
HARRIS LAMB APPOINTS GRADUATE SURVEYOR TO BUILDING CONSULTANCY TEAM
Harris Lamb has grown its building consultancy department with the appointment of a Graduate Surveyor. Lachlan Macphail has joined the business having achieved a first-class degree in Building Surveying from Liverpool John Moores University. Lachlan is now enrolled in the rigorous APC (Assessment of Professional Competence) programme to achieve accreditation… Read More
STAFFORDSHIRE CARE HOME PLACED ON THE MARKET FOR RESIDENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT
Residential land agents at Harris Lamb have been instructed to sell a former care home in Staffordshire for redevelopment. Butterhill House, a three-storey Georgian property with ancillary outbuildings, has most recently been used as a care home, having previously been converted in the 1950s into flats. The property currently falls… Read More
HARRIS LAMB APPOINTS GRADUATE ECOLOGIST TO ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM
Harris Lamb has expanded its successful environmental consultancy department with the appointment of a Graduate Ecologist. Tim Jones has joined the business further to achieving a Masters degree in Applied Marine Science from the University of Plymouth; a qualification he studied after securing a first-class Honours degree in Environmental Sciences… Read More
EAST MIDLANDS WAREHOUSE LEASED TO AEROSPACE SPECIALISTS
Commercial agents at Harris Lamb have let an Alfreton warehouse to a leading aerospace specialist. The 68,357 sq ft building on Clover Nook Road has been let to Daher, who design and operate logistics services for the aerospace and advanced technology industries. Matthew Tilt of Harris Lamb’s Commercial Agency team,… Read More
HARRIS LAMB REPORTS STRONG INVESTOR INTEREST IN FORMER JEWSON SITE IN BURSLEM
Agents at Harris Lamb are reporting high enquiry levels in a rare opportunity to purchase the freehold of a former builder’s merchant in Stoke on Trent. The former Jewson site on Westport Road in Burslem is being marketed at a guide price of £995,000. Mike Burr, of the business’ Stoke… Read More