Midlands sheds: a market on the boil
Is the super-strong Midlands shed scene getting just a little bit too hot? David Thame talks to developers and agents about a market on the boil. The lid is rattling, there’s steam everywhere, at any moment a scalding eruption will cascade down the sides. Quick! Whip the lid off, turn down the gas. What was a roiling cauldron will quickly turn into a placid millpond. An everyday kitchen scene, but also a neat description of the Midland shed scene, and perhaps a prediction for the future? In the boiling world of Midlands sheds, the lid on the supply of new warehouse floorspace is still...