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
WRAPCHIC RETAINS HARRIS LAMB TO IDENTIFY CITY CENTRE OUTLETS FOR UK GROWTH PROGRAM AS IT LAUNCHES BIRMINGHAM STORE
Harris Lamb has been retained by fusion food specialists Wrapchic to identify new city centre locations as it continues its aggressive growth program – as its latest launches in Birmingham’s Bullring next week. Wrapchic, which launched in 2012, has brought innovative fusion Indian food to the lunchtime marketplace, and is… Read More
Royal Mail – The New Property Company?
One of my colleagues Blogged a few months ago about the potential for some large companies to focus more on their property assets than perhaps they have done in the past. The trend for more intensive development on sites, particularly inner urban locations in the south east has grown stronger… Read More
What is the market view of Midlands Industrial Agents?
Not the most scientific of studies I will admit but the Industrial Agents Society (IAS) for the Midlands is a body of the principal warehouse and industrial property agents’ active in the region. I am a member of the IAS and 2013/2014 Worcestershire EGi ‘Dealmaker of the year’. The… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES TRANSFORMATION OF FORMER AIRCRAFT FACILITY INTO ENTERPRISE PARK
Harris Lamb has provided support during the transformation of a former aircraft facility into an 86-acre Yorkshire business park on behalf of BAE Systems, securing a sale for BAE Systems. Humber Enterprise Park in Brough has been purchased by Citivale and Lumina Real Estate Capital. Harris Lamb was retained by… Read More
House builders ‘taking a breath’
Whilst the debate continues to rage about the need for more housing, the press is reporting that many National house builders are ‘slowing down’. The experience from our Agency teams is that house builders are still interested in new site opportunities but their rates of acquisition have slowed. The house… Read More
“What is happening to build costs?”
My agency colleagues are now all talking regularly about the need for more new speculative development. The question that soon follows to myself and my Building Consultancy colleagues is: “Why can’t we build factories/warehouses/offices cheaper?” When they say “cheaper” they mean “a lot” cheaper and probably… Read More
“It’s about Placemaking”
The media have picked up on Tony Pidgley’s speech at the MIPIM UK Conference, Tony Pidgley Chairman of Berkeley Homes has talked about the need for a culture change in Planning. The change that Mr Pidgley says is needed is for local and central government, private developers and the public… Read More
HARRIS LAMB WINS APPEAL FOR LICHFIELD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Harris Lamb’s planning consultancy team has successfully secured planning permission for a 77-property development in Lichfield following an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate. The team submitted plans for 77 homes on land off Eastern Avenue last Autumn on behalf of its client, only to have them unanimously rejected by… Read More
99p Store
Harris Lamb are retained by 99p Stores Ltd to identify and acquire stores as part of their ambitious expansion program. 99p Stores are seeking 150 new stores by 2017. Harris Lamb cover the Midlands and north of England, contact details and area of search is shown on the flyer below:… Read More
HARRIS LAMB COMPLETES £10m EUROPEAN HQ FOR THE FREEMAN GROUP
Harris Lamb has successfully completed work on a 175,000 sq ft project to establish the European headquarters of the Freeman Group in Ryton, Coventry. Freeman are the market leader in the design and manufacture of exhibition stands together with the facilitation of exhibition space. Andrew Lamb, director, said: “Freeman needed… Read More