GRADUATE BUILDING SURVEYOR JOINS THE HARRIS LAMB TEAM AS RECRUITMENT DRIVE GETS UNDERWAY
Harris Lamb has appointed a graduate building surveyor as it embarks on its 2016 recruitment drive. The business announced earlier this month that following an excellent Investors In People report and further to achieving its most successful year on record, that it would be looking to increase its… Read More
HARRIS LAMB DRIVES WRAPCHIC EXPANSION INTO MILTON KEYNES
Harris Lamb has secured a retail presence within Milton Keynes for Midlands-based fusion fast food Wrapchic as the business pushes on with its ambitious expansion plans. Wrapchic will launch in the city on Friday February 5th, a little over a month after opening its Merry Hill premises in… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES SALE OF £1.5M PERRY BARR OFFICE BUILDING FOR RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION
Harris Lamb has seen a surge in potential buyers wanting to assert permitted development rights to convert office buildings into residential properties. The latest opportunity has seen Fast Item Limited purchase a 30,000sq ft office building in Perry Barr, with the intention of refurbishing the site… Read More
HARRIS LAMB AGREES SALE OF KIDDERMINSTER SITE TO SPECSAVERS FOR MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Harris Lamb has agreed the sale of an 80,000 sq ft freehold turnkey in Kidderminster to Specsavers to house a high-tech manufacturing and distribution centre. Construction work at the former Romwire site on Stourport Road is set to start before the end of January, and should be completed… Read More
GLOWING INVESTORS IN PEOPLE REPORT SETS HARRIS LAMB APART FROM ITS COMPETITORS AS IT CONFIRMS ITS CONTINUED GROWTH PROGRAM
Harris Lamb has launched an aggressive growth program having been awarded an outstanding report by management excellence specialists Investors In People. The business, which first achieved Investor In People status in 2004, was assessed in December last year as part of its ongoing commitment to… Read More
SUZI MARSHALL APPOINTED TO RECOVERIES TEAM AT HARRIS LAMB
Harris Lamb has appointed Suzi Marshall to its recoveries and receivership team as the business strengthens its service offering in 2016. Having spent the last 18 months at TSR in Shropshire, specialising in valuation, agency and management work, Suzi’s extensive experience in the recoveries sector will provide Harris Lamb with… Read More
Our concerns over the impact of enterprise zones
Harris Lamb’s Rating team has voiced its concerns over the financial incentives being offered to Enterprise Zones in comparison to those areas that fall outside their boundaries. Nigel Fletcher Nigel Fletcher of the rating team said: “Enterprise Zones are central to the Government’s long-term economic plan,… Read More
HLPC CRITICISES LGA CALL FOR DEVELOPER PENALTIES ON SLOW SITE COMPLETION
Harris Lamb’s planning consultancy has criticised calls from the Local Government Association to penalise house builders for failing to quickly complete developments once planning permission was in place. The LGA said 475,000 homes with planning permission were not completed in 2014-15, but councils were not… Read More
Redevelopment plans for Louisa Ryland House submitted to Birmingham City Council
Plans have been submitted to transform a landmark Birmingham building into prime office and retail space. Before: Louisa Ryland House as it is now The application to redevelop Louisa Ryland House on Newhall Street has been submitted to Birmingham City Council by Graftongate on behalf of Euro… Read More
Sean Rooney joins Harris Lamb’s planning team
Harris Lamb has expanded its planning team with the appointment of Sean Rooney, who is returning to the city after spending three years working in Manchester. Sean, who has a background within the private sector, has relocated from a technical and environmental consultancy, where he built up a strong… Read More
DEMAND FOR RETAIL SPACE IN WORCESTER SURGES
Demand for retail opportunities in Worcester’s thriving city centre is increasing as brands seek a presence, hinting at a very successful 2016 for traders in the city, Harris Lamb’s retail team has reported. The second half of 2015 has seen a spike in enquiries for premium retail space within… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SECURES SALFORD PRIORS LAND SALE TO BOVIS HOMES FOR 60-HOUSE REDEVELOPMENT
Charles D’Auncey, director of Harris Lamb, oversaw the sale on behalf of Alamo, and said that there had been a significant amount of interest in the site due to its greenfield status and its village location. “This particular site was in high demand with developers thanks to its… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SELLS MALVERN WAREHOUSE TO BESPOKE KITCHEN DESIGNERS
Harris Lamb has sold a Malvern production building to a bespoke furniture manufacturer for £1.5million. Roundhouse, an independent firm of designers and craftsmen specialising in bespoke kitchen design and build, has bought Orion House, a building previously occupied by Permadoor on the Spring Lane Industrial Estate to expand its manufacturing… Read More
HARRIS LAMB’S INVESTMENT TEAM SECURES SECURES SALES OF £11M FOR WORCESTERSHIRE PROPERTIES
Investment in Worcestershire is increasing, property consultancy Harris Lamb has reported, following the sale of a prime Worcester office building for £8million. The sale of 3 Kings Court on the Kings Court Business Park is the third opportunity overseen by the business’ Investment team to be seized within… Read More
PRIME DROITWICH RETAIL SITE AND ACCOMMODATION ON THE MARKET THROUGH HARRIS LAMB
An opportunity to buy a shop and two flats in the heart of Droitwich town centre has come to the market through agents Harris Lamb. The premises, which occupies a prime location fronting onto Victoria Square, includes a ground floor mid-terraced shop with two flats with independent access. Read More