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HARRIS LAMB ACQUIRES DERBY OFFICE BUILDING FOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
Investment specialists at Harris Lamb have acquired a Derby office building on behalf of a private client for more than £1.4million. The team was tasked with identifying a suitable office investment to complement an existing portfolio of Midlands properties, and further to a competitive bidding process overseen by Innes… Read More
DREAMS GETS BEDDED IN AT WORCESTER SHOWROOM
Specialist bed retailer Dreams has launched a new showroom in Worcester City Centre. The established bed and furniture chain signed a 10-year lease on a retail unit in Lowesmoor Place as part of its UK expansion. Retail agents at property consultants Harris Lamb secured the high-profile tenant having been instructed… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF BLACK COUNTRY CHARTERED SURVEYORS SELLERS
Property consultancy Harris Lamb has furthered its ongoing expansion plan with the acquisition of established Black Country Chartered Surveyors Sellers. Directors at the business said that the Dudley-based firm would continue to operate under its own name due to its history and reputation within the region. Harris Lamb, which formed… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES SALE OF FORMER CAPARO SITE TO LOVELL HOMES AND WHG
The former Caparo Industries site in Walsall has been sold, allowing for the derelict site’s redevelopment to bring 250 new homes to the town. The Birmingham office of specialist commercial property consultants Harris Lamb oversaw the sale of the 16.5-acre site to developer Lovell Homes, who have purchased the… Read More
HISTORIC NEWCASTLE BALLROOM PLACED ON THE MARKET FOR REDEVELOPMENT
A former nightclub and dance hall in Newcastle-under-Lyme has been placed on the market for redevelopment. The Crystal Buildings, formerly known as The Crystal Ballroom and latterly Zanzibar, on Brunswick Street, occupies a 0.89-acre site and comprises of 36,000 sq ft of space set over three floors, and is now… Read More
MOORCROFT POTTERY’S COBRIDGE MANUFACTURING SITE BOUGHT BY INVESTORS IN SALE AND LEASEBACK DEAL
Investment agents at Harris Lamb have overseen the sale and leaseback of a manufacturing and showroom unit in Stoke-on-Trent on behalf of Moorcroft Pottery. W Moorcroft – trading as Moorcroft Pottery – instructed the business to sell The Phoenix Works building on Nile Street in Cobridge on a Sale and… Read More
OVER 50 NEW HOMES SET TO BE BUILT ON FORMER KIDDERMINSTER SCHOOL SITE
An application to build 57 new homes on the site of a former Worcestershire school has been put before planners. The former Stourminster School site, on Comberton Road, was placed on the residential land market last year, with Harris Lamb appointed as sole agents acting on behalf of Worcestershire… Read More
HARRIS LAMB MARKETS BARWELL LAND PARCEL WITH OUTLINE PLANNING IN PLACE FOR 25 NEW HOMES
Land agents at Harris Lamb have been instructed to sell a 5.6-acre site in Leicestershire with outline planning permission for 25 new homes. The land at Crabtree farm is located in the village of Barwell in the heart of the Leicestershire countryside, 12 miles from the city centre and three… Read More
LISTED BUILDING IN BIRMINGHAM’S JEWELLERY QUARTER APPROVED FOR CONVERSION TO APARTMENTS
A listed building in the heart of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is destined for a new lease of life, after planners secured permission to convert it into apartments. The Reliance Works, at 41-42 Caroline Street, will be converted into nine apartments and a small commercial unit after planners at… Read More
PLASTICS FIRM SNAPS UP DROITWICH INDUSTRIAL SITE TO AID EXPANSION
A plastics manufacturing firm has bought a plot of industrial land in Droitwich as part of its ongoing expansion plans. Chess Plastics, which specialises in plastic injection moulding and is located on the Berry Hill Industrial Estate, beat competition from a number of other parties to secure the 1.5 acre-site… Read More
HARRIS LAMB RATING TEAM BOOSTED WITH PROPERTY INSPECTOR APPOINTMENT
Harris Lamb has appointed a property inspector to its Business Rates team to support its expanding client portfolio. Daniel Siggs, who brings extensive knowledge of the commercial property market and the business rates system has joined the firm. Daniel’s skills will complement the existing 10-strong Business Rates team providing support… Read More
BATS AND BUILDINGS – SURVEY SEASON IS DRAWING TO A CLOSE
With just a few weeks left of the core summer bat survey season, ecology experts at Harris Lamb are working with developers to ensure that construction schedules are not disrupted by bats. Developers could face more than delays if they disregard the presence of bats in the vicinity… Read More
HIGH-SPEC INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE REFURBISHMENT IN COVENTRY COMPLETED
An extensive refurbishment of a detached Warwickshire distribution warehouse has been completed as its owners seek to meet the ongoing demand for high-quality industrial stock across the West Midlands. Fidelity UK Real Estate Fund has upgraded a 28,000 sq ft warehouse on Cyan Park in Coventry in order to help… Read More
FORMER BLACK COUNTRY BUTCHER SET FOR RESIDENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT
A former Black Country butcher’s shop site has been placed on the market for residential redevelopment. C D Field Butchers on Lake Street, Lower Gornal, ceased trading after 116 years last summer, and residential agents at Harris lamb have now been instructed by the family to sell the land. The… Read More
RESIDENTIAL PLOT FOR 128 NEW HOMES PLACED ON THE MARKET
Residential Land agents at Harris Lamb are marketing a 14.4-acre land parcel close to Market Drayton for residential redevelopment. The Tadgedale Quarry site on Mucklestone Road in Loggerheads was granted outline planning permission for up to 128 new homes last year, with the stipulated requirements of a 25 per cent affordable housing provision. Chris… Read More