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NORTHAMPTON OFFICE BUILDING SOLD FOR £2.7 MILLION
A Northampton office building has been sold to a private buyer for more than £2.5 million in the latest of a series of deals that see commercial sites occupied by established businesses snapped up by savvy investors. Investment specialist Harris Lamb was instructed to sell the 12,314 sq ft… Read More
FORMER FIRE SERVICE TRAINING ACADEMY SOLD TO BLACK COUNTRY-BASED HADLEY GROUP
Harris Lamb has confirmed the sale of a former fire service training academy in Smethwick to Black Country-based manufacturer Hadley Group for use as a new Head Office along with the development of a new manufacturing facility. The Dartmouth Road site, which was used as a training academy by West Midlands Fire Service from 1992 until… Read More
FIRST OCCUPANTS SOUGHT FOR RUGBY’S NEW RESTAURANT QUARTER
The first tenants are being sought for an exciting new restaurant complex being launched in Rugby . Chapel Street Dining, a multi-million pound complex located in the former Swan Centre, is set to open for business this summer, and developers Caracal Properties have instructed Harris Lamb to… Read More
CAFÉ CULTURE: HARRIS LAMB MARKETS HIGH STREET OPPORTUNITY IN KIDDERMINSTER
With summer just around the corner, Harris Lamb is marketing a prime corner plot in Kidderminster with the potential to offer al fresco dining. The 3,500sq ft ground floor unit on High Street, boasts an excellent location, neighboured by established retailers including M&S, Pandora, Debenhams… Read More
STOURBRIDGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE FULLY LET ON COMPLETION OF REFURBISHMENT
A Stourbridge trading estate is fully let further to the completion of a two-and-a-half year refurbishment programme costing in excess of £1m. Taylor Boardman Properties Limited carried out the refurbishment at its latest venture, the Baker House Trading Estate at The Hayes, Lye. The refurbishment was carried out… Read More
JOHN PEARCE APPOINTED TO PLANNING TEAM
Harris Lamb has appointed an experienced town planner to its expanding planning team. John Pearce brings extensive experience of delivering commercial, residential and mixed-use developments both within the West Midlands and across the country for individuals through to national developers and landowners. His… Read More
YARNTON NURSERIES SOLD TO NEWCORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Harris Lamb’s investment team is delighted to have introduced Yarnton Nurseries to Newcore Capital Management, a relationship which saw the investors buy the business for an undisclosed sum. The business’ investment team worked closely with its garden centre planning specialists, Malcolm Scott Consultants, to… Read More
DUDLEY WAREHOUSE AND SHOWROOM SITE SOLD TO PRIVATE DEVELOPER AND LANDLORD
Harris Lamb has sold a Dudley warehouse and showroom complex to Midlands based Western Trading Group for an undisclosed price. The property on King Street had an asking price of £1 million and agents Harris Lamb said its size, location and suitability for various uses had attracted… Read More
WORK COMMENCES ON TUNSTALL TRADE PARK
CWC Group has started work on the second phase of Tunstall Trade Park. The latest phase of the speculative development, a trade counter scheme in Stoke on Trent, follows the construction of a brand new, 100,000sq ft national distribution centre for Tile Mountain which opens this month. Read More
HARRIS LAMB SELLS £1M DROITWICH WAREHOUSE TO HONDA BTCC TEAM
Harris Lamb has sold a Droitwich warehouse site to a BTCC motorsport team for in excess of £1 million. The 23,500sq ft unit on the Berryhill Industial Estate was sold after potential occupiers submitted best bids, with Team Dynamics Motorsport, which supports triple British Touring Car Champion… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES £440,000 REFURB PROJECT ON NEW SPI HQ
Harris Lamb’s Building Consultancy team has overseen an extensive refurbishment at the new Birmingham headquarters of a frozen seafood distribution company. Harris Lamb purchased the 5,489 sq ft site, 62 Ravenhurst street, Birmingham, last year on behalf of Sea Products International Limited, which distributes high quality frozen… Read More
WORCESTER CITY CENTRE SITE SOLD FOR REDEVELOPMENT
An investor has bought a Worcester city centre development site, with the site earmarked for retail use and six new apartments. Harris Lamb oversaw the sale of the 0.13-acre Silver Street site on behalf of Carillion Richardson to local developer Khalid Hussein. A figure close to the guide price of… Read More
HARRIS LAMB OVERSEES £4M MILTON KEYNES WAREHOUSE SALE
A Milton Keynes warehouse has been sold for almost £4 million as investors seek high-yield industrial investments across the UK. Harris Lamb’s investment team was instructed to sell the 40,000 sq ft industrial opportunity at Wolverton Mill on behalf of a private, unidentified investor. … Read More
CONSTRUCTION IMMINENT AT SPECULATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN DERBYSHIRE
Harris Lamb has been appointed as joint agent on a speculative development project at Denby Hall Business Park in Derbyshire. Construction on New Winnings Court is expected to start imminently further to developers Garner… Read More
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SCHEME IN BROMSGROVE GIVEN GREEN LIGHT
Harris Lamb’s planning consultancy has secured planning permission for an affordable housing scheme in Bromsgrove on the site of a former job centre. The business oversaw the application on behalf of Bromford Housing Group. The project, at Churchfields, will see four houses and 14 supported… Read More