BUSINESS RATES HOLIDAYS FOR KEY SECTORS HIT BY CORONAVIRUS
Andrew Hulbert, Director of Business Rates, on the special measures being put in place by the Government as businesses struggle to cope with the coronavirus crisis None of us could have foreseen the confusing, concerning and often frightening circumstances the UK finds itself in today. The past four… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SELLS WORCESTERSHIRE LAND FOR NINE-HOME DEVELOPMENT
A Worcester land parcel has been sold to a developer to make way for nine new homes. The 1.24-acre plot on Sherwood Lane, just three miles from the city centre, comprised a former school premises, most recently used by the library service as a car park and playing fields. It… Read More
ENERGY CONSULTANCY TNEI RELOCATES TO NEW GLASGOW PREMISES
Energy consultancy TNEI has moved into new premises in Glasgow after signing a five-year lease in the heart of the city centre. The business instructed commercial property firm Harris Lamb to identify and acquire a suitable new site to accommodate its recent growth. Andy Smith, of Harris Lamb’s… Read More
HARRIS LAMB RAISES OVER £700 FOR UNEMPLOYED WOMEN IN NEED
Harris Lamb has raised over £700 to support unemployed women in need as part of an International Women’s Day initiative. The business put three teams of five men and women together, each pledging to cycle 500 miles in the run up to International Women’s Day to support the Smart Works… Read More
WEST BROMWICH INDUSTRIAL SITE SOLD FOR £1.5MILLION
A Black Country industrial site has been sold to a traffic management and fencing specialist for £1.5 million. Agents Harris Lamb sold the two units on Sams Lane, West Bromwich within three months of placing them on the market, further evidence that demand for industrial stock within… Read More
ZWICKROELL HQ AT WORCESTER SIX GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM COUNCIL
Work is to begin on a new UK headquarters building at the flagship Worcester Six development further to Harris Lamb securing ZwickRoell as the latest tenant at the business park. The world-leading supplier of static materials testing machines will move its UK headquarters to the business park after Wychavon District… Read More
HIGH SPECIFICATION WAREHOUSE TO BE BUILT IN ERDINGTON AS ESTATE APPROACHES FULL CAPACITY
An Erdington Industrial Park is close to full capacity with a classic car parts supply firm being confirmed as its latest occupier, prompting plans to build a new high-specification warehouse at the site to meet demand within the region. Federated Hermes has secured Leacy Classics (Leacy) as tenants for a… Read More
DERBY WAREHOUSE LET TO HAULAGE AND DISTRIBUTION SPECIALIST
Commercial agents at Harris Lamb have let a Derby warehouse to a haulage specialist. The business was instructed by the Two Sisters Food Group to secure a new tenant for the 13,195 sq ft building at 14-16 Cotton Brook Road which had become surplus to the business’ requirements. Read More
FITNESS FRANCHISE TAKES ON WARWICKSHIRE SITE
A fitness franchise has signed a ten-year lease at a Warwickshire industrial estate. Fitness Worx has transformed Unit 7 at Waterloo Industrial Estate in Bidford-on-Avon into a gym and personal training studio. After securing the 3,174 sq ft commercial unit, the business fitted it out with state-of-the-art equipment, and now… Read More
HARRIS LAMB CALLS FULL HOUSE AT STOKE BUSINESS PARK
Commercial agents Harris Lamb have let the final suite at a Stoke office park, bringing the building to full capacity. Acting on behalf of M7 Real Estate, the business has completed the final letting at Etruria Office Village following a refurbishment at the Forge Lane site. The Facilities… Read More
FORMER TRUSCANIAN FOUNDRY SITE SET TO BE SOLD
An industrial complex and a commercial estate in the Black Country have been placed on the market for £1.7 million. The former Truscanian Foundries site in Oldbury closed its doors for the last time in December, and commercial agents Harris Lamb and Sellers have been instructed to sell the properties… Read More
WORCESTERSHIRE LAND PARCEL SOLD FOR 106-HOME DEVELOPMENT
The Residential team at Harris Lamb have sold a Worcestershire land parcel to housing developer Taylor Wimpey West Midlands for the development of 106 family homes. The site off Steatite Way in Stourport-on-Severn, is the latest brownfield site in the Midlands to be purchased for residential redevelopment. The 8.10-acre site… Read More
£2 MILLION REFURBISHMENT PROGRAMME AT MINWORTH TRADE PARK WELL UNDERWAY
A £2million redevelopment programme is well underway at a Minworth commercial estate with pre-let disposals in the pipeline. Building consultants at Harris Lamb are overseeing the six-month project at Minworth Trade Park, which will see five units redeveloped and refurbished to bring them in line with modern trade counter… Read More
DISCOUNT CHAIN TAKES ON FORMER DUNELM STORE IN HINCKLEY
Poundstretcher has continued its UK-wide growth plan, securing a prime retail unit in Hinckley town centre. The discount chain has signed a 10-year lease on the former Dunelm store in Castle Street, aiming to refit the shop and launch it to shoppers in the next… Read More
ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURER SIGNS FIVE-YEAR LEASE ON WARWICKSHIRE WAREHOUSE
Harris Lamb has let a Warwickshire industrial unit to an electronics manufacturing and distribution firm. Unit 9 on the Waterloo Industrial Estate in Bidford-on-Avon has been let to Ash Magnetics Ltd on a five-year lease. Sara Garratt, who secured the new tenant, said: “There has been a lot of… Read More