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
Worcestershire – The County to do business in
As we, at Harris Lamb prepare to support the Chamber of Commerce ‘Expo’ at the County Showground in Worcester, we are getting ready with all the property details and profiles of opportunities across the County of Worcestershire where we are adding value to clients property holdings and where we will… Read More
Profitable Housebuilders
When financial analysts start talking about a national housebuilders published accounts as being “outrageously impressive figures” as Alistair McCraig of IG has just said about Barratt Developments, then you know the housebuilding market must be pretty good at the moment. Barratt’s Chief Executive said earlier this week that it sold… 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
Building Obsolescence and the Challenges for Building Surveyors
How long will my building last? Not a question that many people ask frankly but everyone in property should consider the implications around property lifecycles more carefully. The reaction to the age of buildings can vary depending on your place in the property market, if presented with a 20 year… Read More
Demolition Desires: Do i need planning permission to demolish a building
It sounds like people have grand plans ahead, as Harris Lamb’s planning team has been deluged with enquiries regarding the necessity of obtaining permission from local authorities before demolishing buildings. Fortunately, Sam Silcocks is on hand to help. As you’d expect from a… Read More
What are Planning Departments ‘Special Measures?’
The news last week that Bromsgrove District Council’s Planning Department had gone into ‘special measures’ has wide implications for the Midlands property market, but what does it mean. Mid December and the Department for Communities and Local Government served the designation notice on the planning service at Bromsgrove, despite… Read More