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HARRIS LAMB’S VALUATION TEAM REPORTS RECORD YEAR
Harris Lamb’s Valuation team is gearing up for a busy 2026 following its most successful year to date. 2025 saw the team value in excess of £300 million worth of property, resulting in a 15% increase in turnover, with a resurgence of loan security valuations from the banking sector… Read More
HARRIS LAMB STRENGTHENS TELFORD TEAM WITH TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS
Harris Lamb has kicked off 2026 by strengthening its Telford office with the appointment of two new members of staff working within the Building Consultancy and Commercial Agency teams. Jo Williams, a MRICS Building Surveyor with over 20 years’ experience within the commercial property sector, has joined the business as… Read More
EXPANSION OF HOWDENS’ RUNCORN FACILITY UNDERWAY FURTHER TO HARRIS LAMB SECURING APPROVAL FOR £100M SCHEME
Work has commenced on a £100million expansion of Howdens’ cabinet making factory and warehouse in Runcorn after Harris Lamb secured planning permission for the project from the local authority. The planning team at Harris Lamb submitted plans on behalf of the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier earlier this year… Read More
TEAM HL BACKS THE MARVELS TO SUPPORT DIVERSITY IN SPORT
Diversity and inclusion are increasingly recognised as vital elements within the sporting world, breaking down barriers and celebrating the unique abilities of every athlete. In this spirit, Harris Lamb proudly supports The Marvels, a Midlands-based mixed-ability rugby team that champion accessibility and participation in rugby, fostering a community… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SHARES UPDATE ON NEW RETAIL DEVELOPMENT IN SWAFFHAM
Work is progressing well on a £1.62million retail development in Norfolk, where Harris Lamb’s Building Consultancy team are appointed as project managers. Work on Brandon Road Shopping Centre, in Swaffham, started in September, where the business has been instructed by Redleaf (Swaffham) Limited to oversee the six-month construction of the… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SECURES PERMISSION FOR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SITE IN TRYSULL
Planners at Harris Lamb have successfully gained permission for a 100MW Battery Energy Storage System on green belt land in Trysull. Acting for Peak Gen, the business submitted an application to South Staffordshire District Council for the provision of a Battery Energy Storage Site including substation, ancillary buildings with associated… Read More
RETAIL, HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE REDUCTIONS, TAXING ONLINE GIANTS AND WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE DRAFT RATING LIST: BUDGET 2025
Amid the leaks and speculation surrounding this week’s Budget was the news that the Government would also release the 2026 Draft Rating List, providing the commercial real estate market with advance knowledge of the impact that the upcoming Revaluation would have on their businesses. The takeaway headline from Chancellor… Read More
HARRIS LAMB APPOINTED AS SOLE AGENT FOR FREEHOLD MIDLANDS RETAIL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
Retail agents at Harris Lamb have been instructed on a prime Worcestershire investment opportunity reflecting a net initial yield of over seven per cent. The property, 1 High Street, Kidderminster, is predominantly let to the British Heart Foundation on a five-year lease, with the remaining floor space being operated as… Read More
HARRIS LAMB WELCOMES ASSISTANT ECOLOGIST TO THE GREEN TEAM
Harris Lamb has expanded its Ecology team with the appointment of an Assistant Ecologist to support the business with an increasing number of national instructions. Jordan Cooper, who holds a master’s degree in wildlife Conservation from the University of Chester, joins the business further to spending 18 months as a… Read More
HARRIS LAMB’S BUILDING CONSULTANCY TEAM RESTORE CITY BUILDING TO FORMER GLORY
Building consultants at Harris Lamb have completed a £40,000 project in Birmingham City Centre to upgrade the appearance of a prestigious office building. The team was appointed by the Landlord to oversee the external redecoration of elevations and windows at 118-120 Colmore Row, a Grade II Listed building in the… Read More
HARRIS LAMB INSTRUCTED ON HIGH SPECIFICATION SITE IN STOKE
Commercial agents at Harris Lamb have been instructed to let or arrange a sub lease assignment of Garner Street, Stoke-on Trent. A 7.18-acre best-in-class site located immediately adjacent to the A500/A53 interchange at Etruria Roundabout, Stoke-on-Trent, the facility offers superb access to the national motorway network, with junctions 15 and… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SECURES JARROBS LTD AS NEW OCCUPIER AT 200 SCOTIA ROAD
Agents at Harris Lamb have let an industrial opportunity at a former Stoke-on-Trent pottery factory to an expanding sheet metal manufacturer. Jarrobs Ltd has signed a 10-year lease on Unit B at 200 Scotia Road, the former Dudston pottery factory redeveloped by Vengrove last year to create a high-quality industrial… Read More
YEEMAN SHUM JOINS HARRIS LAMB’S BUSINESS RATES TEAM
Harris Lamb has appointed an experienced new surveyor to its Rating team as the business ramps up operations ahead of the forthcoming 2026 Revaluation. Yeeman Shum joins the business from Cushman & Wakefield, holding a LLB Law degree from Aston University and a Master’s degree in Real Estate from the… Read More
DEVELOPMENT SET TO COMMENCE ON £80M LEICESTERSHIRE HQ FOR PALL-EX FURTHER TO ACQUISITION AND PLANNING SUPPORT FROM HARRIS LAMB
Logistics network provider Pall-Ex recently obtained planning for the development of a £80m bespoke freight distribution hub in Leicestershire. Harris Lamb undertook the land search on behalf of Pall-Ex identifying the subject site and undertaking the planning negotiations which recently resulted in planning being granted. Further to identifying the 36.5-acre… Read More
AGENTS MARKET EIGHT-ACRE EVESHAM COLLEGE SITE FOR RESIDENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT
Residential land agents at Harris Lamb have been instructed to sell a former college site in Worcestershire to be redeveloped into a scheme of up to 100 new homes. The former Evesham College campus on Davies Road extends to more than eight acres, encompassing all of the college buildings and… Read More