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FIGHTING BACK: RETAIL PARK NOW FULLY LET
Despite the current challenges for the retail sector, Morris Property is bucking the trend after closing a deal to let the last three units covering 15,000 ft², at their Arrow Point Retail Park in Shrewsbury. Outlex X, who sell high street furniture brands with savings of up to 80%,… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SECURES VINYL FLOOR COVERING MANUFACTURER AS FIRST OCCUPIER AT SPECULATIVELY BUILT BIRMINGHAM BUSINESS PARK
Commercial letting agents have secured the first occupier at a new industrial park in Birmingham. Working alongside JLL, Harris Lamb were appointed to market Mucklow Park in Tyseley, a 77,000sqft speculatively-built multi-let scheme constructed to meet the demand for high quality space in the Birmingham area. Vinyl mat manufacturer… Read More
EQUIPMENT HIRE COMPANY RELOCATES TO REDDITCH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Agents at Harris Lamb have let a Redditch industrial unit to a specialist equipment hire firm. Specialist equipment hirers, Edge Equipment Hire have signed a five-year lease on Unit 9 at Lakeside Industrial Estate, bringing the estate close to full capacity. This well established business has relocated from its existing… Read More
TOOLSTATION SIGNS 10-YEAR LEASE AT BIRMINGHAM ESTATE
A leading DIY and home improvement chain is set to launch a new outlet in Birmingham as it continues its UK expansion. Agents at property consultancy Harris Lamb have been acting for landlords, CBRE Global Investors at Frankley Industrial Estate on Tay Road to identify tenants for the newly… Read More
OCCUPIERS SOUGHT FOR MODERN KIDDERMINSTER OFFICES
Agents at Harris lamb have been instructed to secure occupiers for modern office space in Kidderminster. Three offices, with floor plates ranging from 714 sq ft to 1,842 sq ft, are available to let at Wyre Forest House in Finepoint Way, which boasts excellent facilities, an attractive setting and… Read More
BIRMINGHAM’S HISTORIC GUN QUARTER PROPERTIES SET TO BE CONVERTED INTO APARTMENTS
Planners at Harris Lamb have secured outline permission for up to 69 apartments in Birmingham’s historic Gun Quarter. Acting for Laybrook Investments Ltd, the business submitted an outline planning application for the conversion of Gunsmith House and the demolition of remaining buildings on site to create one- and two-bedroom apartments. Read More
HARRIS LAMB SECURES £53,000 REDUCTION IN BUSINESS RATES ASSESSMENT FOR CHESTERFIELD TANNERY
Rating experts at Harris Lamb have successfully challenged a Valuation Office assessment on behalf of a Chesterfield tannery, resulting in its business rates assessment being slashed by over £50,000. Working on behalf of Spire Leather, one of the few remaining traditional leather tanneries in the country, the business’… Read More
HARRIS LAMB MARKETS TRADE COUNTER OPPORTUNITY IN BIRMINGHAM
Commercial agents at Harris Lamb have been instructed to let a trade counter and warehouse premises on a prominent Birmingham trade park. The opportunity is located at Northfield Trading Estate, a prominent multi-let estate fronting the A38 Bristol Road, and the business expects good levels of interest from potential… Read More
APPROVAL GRANTED FOR 70 NEW HOMES IN KETTERING
Kettering Borough Council has awarded outline permission for 70 new homes on a land parcel in Desborough. Harris Lamb’s planning consultancy, acting on behalf of the landowner, Tata Steel (UK) Limited, submitted proposals to Kettering Borough Council for up to 70 dwellings in Desborough. The land, at Gaultney Farm on… Read More
HISTORIC NEWCASTLE BALLROOM BOUGHT BY HOUSING PROVIDER
An affordable homes provider has bought a former Staffordshire nightclub and dance hall site for residential redevelopment. Aspire Housing bought the historic Crystal Buildings in Newcastle-under-Lyme for an undisclosed sum after demand for the site saw agents invite best and final bids after just four weeks of marketing. The three-storey… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ANNOUNCES 2020 PROMOTIONS
Harris Lamb has announced three key promotions within its Commercial Agency, Lease Advisory and Planning departments. Andy Smith, who joined the business as an Associate five years ago, has been promoted to Director, having worked within the business’ Lease Advisory team, becoming a trusted advisor to… Read More
HARRIS LAMB WELCOMES ASSOCIATE ECOLOGIST STUART SILVER TO THE BUSINESS
Harris Lamb has appointed an Associate Ecologist to work with its expanding Environment team. Stuart Silver has joined the business having spent 19 years working as an ecologist at companies including British Waterways and Ecus Ltd. Associate Ecologist, Stuart Silver Stuart comes from a strong consultancy background,… Read More
352-HOME DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR RUGBY RADIO STATION SITE APPROVED
A development of more than 350 new homes has been given the green light by Rugby Borough Council. Acting on behalf of Countryside Properties Plc, Harris Lamb’s planning consultancy submitted proposals for 352 homes on the Rugby Radio Station site, on land off Crick Road to the authority. Read More
ECOLOGISTS WARN OF TEN-WEEK WINDOW TO SURVEY FOR NEWT PRESENCE TO AVOID DEVELOPMENT DELAYS
With the newt survey season set to start, ecologists at Harris Lamb are working with developers to avoid costly delays to planning applications by providing advice on great-crested newts. Commercial and residential developers intending to submit planning applications this year are being advised to check their sites for proximity to ponds before… 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