BUDGET 2021: A BID TO REBUILD A COVID-HIT COUNTRY
Rarely has a Budget been preceded by as much anticipation and trepidation as Rishi Sunak’s Covid Recovery Budget of 2021. We’ll leave the personal tax and corporation tax evaluations to the accountants, because like many businesses, our chief concern lies in the legislation around business rates and… Read More
BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL ESTATE REACHES FULL CAPACITY AS DEMAND INCREASES ACROSS THE REGION
A Birmingham commercial estate has reached full capacity further to the increasing demand for industrial property across the Midlands. The letting of Unit 15 at Frankley Industrial Estate to MPAY Service Limited came within weeks of the business park being acquired by new owners Canmoor in December. MPAY Service… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SECURES CL35 LICENCE TO EXPEDITE BADGER SETT CLOSURES
Harris Lamb’s in-house ecology team has secured a dedicated licence enabling it to expedite works to badger setts, cutting licence application waiting times by four to five weeks, enabling clients to safely undertake site-works and keep their development on programme. Stuart Silver, an Associate within the business’ Environment team,… Read More
BUILDING CONSULTANTS COMPLETE FURTHER REFURBISHMENT WORKS AT COVENTRY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Building consultants at Harris Lamb have overseen a further refurbishment of a warehouse on a Coventry industrial estate. Ropemaker Properties instructed the business to manage the refurbishment works to Unit 4 at Seven Stars Industrial Estate on Wheler Road, further to the former tenant’s lease expiring. Marcus Andrew, who oversaw the project, said:… Read More
LICENSED PROPERTY RATING SPECIALISTS SECURE £35,000 REDUCTION IN BUSINESS RATES FOR CORNISH PUB
Licensed Property Rating specialists have successfully reduced the Rateable Value of an award-winning Cornish pub by £35,000. The Licensed Premises Business Rates team at Harris Lamb worked alongside St Austell Brewery’s Pandora Inn in Restronguet near Falmouth to appeal against the £145,000 Rateable Value. Further to the Business… Read More
REFURBISHED WORCESTER OFFICE OPPORTUNITY PLACED ON THE MARKET
Agents at Harris Lamb are marketing an office opportunity in a prime commercial Midlands location with excellent access to the UK motorway network. Further to a full refurbishment programme being completed at the premises last year, the business has been instructed to market the ground floor space at Acorn… Read More
WHY WE’RE ALL ABOUT RESPECTING AND RESTORING WETLANDS
Next month kicks off with a key event in the environmental calendar World Wetlands Day takes place on February 2nd, and aims to raise awareness for this vital ecosystem. The goal of this global event is to heighten appreciation of wetlands and… Read More
LOGISTICS OPERATOR TAKES ON 120,000 SQ FT BIRMINGHAM DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
A prime Birmingham business park has reached full capacity after commercial agents at Harris Lamb let a distribution centre to a leading logistics operator. Kuehne and Nagel has signed a new lease the 120,595 sq ft warehouse on the 13-acre Kingpin Industrial Park in Tyseley. Charles D’Auncey, Head of… Read More
HARRIS LAMB APPOINTED TO MARKET NEW WAREHOUSE OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE
Harris Lamb has been retained to market three new-build warehouses near Wolverhampton after Barberry Industrial unveiled plans for a £28m speculative build project. The developer has submitted proposals to build three industrial/logistics units totalling 227,750 sq ft at Hilton Cross Business Park, just off junction one of the M54… Read More
500 MILES DOWN… 1,500 TO GO
A mental health awareness campaign launched by Simon Hawley of our planning team is well underway, with he and his team-mates having hit the 25 per cent milestone in their challenge. Simon and three friends pledged to raise awareness of mental health issues and funds for charities supporting those battling… Read More
GREEN GUIDANCE
Dr Holly Smith, Director of Harris Lamb’s Environment team, on the implications of Brexit on Environmental policy. We are currently in the final stage of the Brexit transition period, and with much of the environmental legislation in the UK being derived from EU legislation, there are huge implications within… Read More
VILLAGE PARTNERSHIPS BUYS DUDLEY LAND PARCEL FOR OVER £2M TO PROVIDE 80 NEW HOMES FOR HOUSING PROVIDER
Harris Lamb has sold a Dudley land parcel to Village Partnerships for in excess of £2 million, with approval having been granted for 80 new homes at the site. The business’ Residential Land team sold the 4.8-acre site on Bull Street to the organisation, which now plans… Read More
ECOLOGIST APPOINTED TO SUPPORT NOTTINGHAM CANAL IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP
Nottingham Canal Improvement Partnership has appointed an ecologist from Harris Lamb to its steering committee to help it achieve its vision for the waterway. The Partnership has appointed Principal Ecologist Rob Harrison to help it achieve its goal of transforming the Nottingham & Beeston Canal into a vibrant… Read More
DULUX AND CERAMIC DETAILING LTD SET TO MOVE ONTO MINWORTH TRADE PARK FURTHER TO £2 MILLION REFURBISHMENT
Work on a £2million redevelopment programme at a Minworth commercial estate is complete, with paint manufacturer Dulux announced one of the latest new occupiers at the site. Commercial Building consultants at Harris Lamb were instructed on behalf of clients of CBRE Global Investors to oversee the speculative refurbishment of… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES £300,000 REFURBISHMENT AT COVENTRY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Building consultants at Harris Lamb have overseen a £300,000 refurbishment project to overhaul a Coventry warehouse. The business was retained by Ropemaker Properties to manage the refurbishment of units known as 3a and 3b at the Seven Stars Industrial Estate on Wheler Road. Marcus Andrew, who was responsible for… Read More