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NEW GRADE-A DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE OPPORTUNITIES UNVEILED IN LEAMINGTON SPA
Canmoor have instructed Harris Lamb and JLL to let two warehouses undergoing a major refurbishment at a prime distribution park located at the heart of the UK. Precision Park, which is currently being refurbished by Canmoor, is a Grade-A Distribution Park comprising two fully-fitted warehouses with a combined floorspace… Read More
MALVERN HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ON THE MARKET
Further to the completion of its new headquarters in Worcester City Centre, Fortis Living is selling its former site in Malvern, which will be available for occupation within the next two months. Harris Lamb, which oversaw the planning and build processes for the business’ new office in Midland Road,… Read More
HARRIS LAMB SELLS LEAMINGTON SPA BUSINESS PARK FOR £34 MILLION
Harris Lamb has sold a prime Warwickshire business estate for £34 million. Acting on behalf of Wolseley UK Limited, the business’ Commercial Agency team has sold the firm’s former Leamington Spa distribution site to Tristan Capital Partners. The new owners plan to refurbish and extend the site to capitalise… Read More
HARRIS LAMB MARKETS EAST MIDLANDS LAND PARCEL WITH PERMISSION FOR TEN-HOME DEVELOPMENT
Land agents at Harris Lamb are marketing a three-acre site in Derbyshire with outline planning for ten new homes. The unused land parcel is located in the heart of the village of Stanton by Dale, and with Erewash Borough Council having given the site outline planning permission for ten new… Read More
HARRIS LAMB REPORTS HIGH LEVELS OF INTEREST IN FORMER RESEARCH CENTRE
Agents have reported high levels of interest from developers keen to convert a collection of historic properties in the Moorgate area of Rotherham. The 16.5-acre site, opposite the General Hospital, is due to receive planning permission for 101 new residential homes, including 27 high-end apartments via the conversion of the… Read More
HAULAGE FIRM SET TO MOVE INTO DERBYSHIRE BUSINESS PARK AS DEVELOPER ANNOUNCES SPECULATIVE BUILD PLANS
A 110,000 sq ft distribution unit at Denby Hall Business Park constructed for logistics firm Lockwood Haulage has been handed over to the business, with the developer responsible having committed to speculatively build further commercial space to meet demand in the region. The purpose-built distribution centre at the Derbyshire park… Read More
WORK ON 151-HOME DEVELOPMENT IN WOLVERHAMPTON SET TO START THIS SUMMER
Work on a £2.5million scheme to build 151 homes in Wolverhampton is set to start in the summer. Harris Lamb’s Residential Land team sold the 8.45-acre site off Steelhouse Lane to Lovell Homes at the end of last year, and planning permission for the development was granted by the… Read More
HARRIS LAMB ACHIEVES CIEEM MEMBERSHIP TO OPERATE AS AN ECOLOGY CONSULTANCY
Harris Lamb’s Environmental team has achieved membership of the CIEEM, reflecting its role as an ecology consultancy in its own right. The business launched its Environmental division in February 2018, appointing Dr Holly Smith to oversee it and develop its offering. With the dedicated team… Read More
DEVELOPERS WARNED NOT TO FLOUT SPECIES PROTECTION LAWS AS BAT SURVEY SEASON BEGINS
Ecology experts at Harris Lamb are working with developers to ensure that construction schedules are not disrupted by bats. To enable this, bat surveys are planned during the core summer bat survey season, which runs for the next three months. The business’ Environment team is also warning developers that… Read More
WELLINGTON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SOLD TO HORTONS ESTATE FOR MORE THAN £11 MILLION
A Dudley industrial estate has been sold for more than the £11.25 million asking price as investors continue to capitalise on the demand for stock in the West Midlands. Property Investment consultants Harris Lamb and joint agents Maclaren & Partners acted on behalf of Skelton Group to market… Read More
BID DEADLINE OF 17th MAY 2019 SET FOR FOMER STAFFORDSHIRE DAIRY’S RESIDENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT
Residential land agents at Harris Lamb have set a deadline for bids from developers wanting to acquire a former dairy in Staffordshire. The former Fole Dairy site in the village of Fole, near Uttoxeter, has outline planning permission for 56 two-to-four-bedroom properties,. James Willcock of Harris Lamb’s Residential Land… Read More
SENIOR BAT ECOLOGIST APPOINTED TO HARRIS LAMB’S ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM
Harris Lamb has enhanced its Environmental team with the appointment of a Senior Bat Ecologist. Helen Archer joins the business from JBA Consulting, where she delivered a wide range of environmental and ecological projects for clients including wind and solar farm developers, Local Authorities and Internal Drainage Boards, along… Read More
RECORD RENT ACHIEVED FOR BIRMINGHAM WAREHOUSE IN NETWORK RAIL DEAL
Network Rail, owner and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great Britain, has signed a 10-year lease on a Birmingham industrial unit, agreeing what is understood to be a record rent for secondary mid-box property of its size within the region. In acting on behalf… Read More
POTTERIES DAY NURSERY BOUGHT BY INVESTOR ON SALE-AND-LEASEBACK BASIS
Investment agents at Harris Lamb have acquired a children’s day nursery in Stoke-on-Trent on behalf of a private client. The day nursery, located in a busy area of the Potteries, has been purchased for £395,000 on the investor’s behalf on a sale-and-leaseback basis. The transaction enables the business to invest… Read More
HARRIS LAMB INSTRUCTED TO LET REFURBISHED COVENTRY DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Harris Lamb has been instructed to let a fully refurbished distribution premises in Warwickshire as demand for industrial space within the West Midlands continues to soar. An extensive refurbishment is almost complete at the 28,000 sq ft warehouse on Cyan Park in Coventry as its private landlord looks to… Read More